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Clément Gignac (born May 7, 1955) is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who represented the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2009 to 2012. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he was elected in a by-election on June 22, 2009, following the resignation of Monique Jérôme-Forget.〔("Charest's Quebec Liberals easily win byelection" ). CTV News, June 22, 2009.〕 On the following day, Gignac was named by Jean Charest as the new Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade — a role which was previously held by Raymond Bachand, who was also the Finance Minister.〔 (Remaniement ministériel : jeu de chaise musicale à Québec ). LCN, June 23, 2009.〕 Prior to his election to the Assembly, Gignac was (for a brief period of time) a senior advisor to the deputy minister of Finance in Ottawa. Prior to this appointment, Gignac was senior vice-president, chief economist and strategist of National Bank Financial and in this role has ranked constantly over the last decade amongst the top strategists and economists in the country. == Biographical Notes == Holding a Master’s degree in economics from Université Laval, Clément Gignac has amassed a wealth of experience after 30 years in the public and private sectors, including as an MNA and minister in the Quebec government. As minister of Economic Development, he introduced the government’s strategy in research and innovation and participated in the creation of its strategy on entrepreneurship. Before entering politics, Mr. Gignac served as special advisor to the federal deputy minister of finance in 2009. In this position, he had the opportunity to officially represent Canada on a G20 task force. During the previous 20 years, Mr. Gignac acted as economic consultant and strategist for several prominent financial institutions, notably National Bank Financial, as Vice-President and Chief Economist from 2000 to 2008. For five consecutive years, his group ranked among the top three Canadian economist teams in the annual Brendan Wood International survey of some 100 institutional clients. As one of the country's leading economic strategists of the time, Mr. Gignac was a much sought-after advisor and commentator among the media, business leaders, and governments. Since December 2012, Clément Gignac has held the position of Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist at iA Financial Group. As well as serving as spokesman on economic matters, he chairs the asset allocation committee and manages diversified funds with assets exceeding $3 billion. Clément Gignac is an esteemed speaker and is often sought after by the media. In 2012, he was asked by the prestigious World Economic Forum to sit as chair on the Global Agenda Council on Competitiveness,and in May 2015, he received the ''Gloire de l’Escolle'' medal for exceptional merit from Université Laval. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clément Gignac」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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