Professional Experience
- Borough Mayor for Saint-Léonard since 2008
- Member of the executive committee, responsible for governmental affairs, Montréal’s 375th anniversary, Space for Life and transportation, 2009-2013
- Speaker of Québec’s National Assembly, 2003-2008
- Vice chair of the committee on transportation and the environment at the National Assembly, 1997-1998
- Deputy speaker of Québec’s National Assembly, 1989-1994, 1999-2003
- MNA for Saint-Léonard, 1981-2008
- Mayor of the city of Saint-Léonard, 1978-1981
- Employee of the city of Montréal at the city clerk’s office, 1960-1977
Education
- Admitted to the Québec Bar in 1977
- Bachelor of Laws, Université de Montréal, 1976
Awards and Honours
- National Order of the Legion of Honour, 2008
- Ordre de la pléiade, 2005
