As Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Premier of Qu\u00e9bec, and with a public service career spanning almost 30 years, Jean Charest is one of Canada\u2019s best known political figures.<\/p>\n
Jean Charest was first elected to the House of Commons in 1984 and, at age 28, became Canada\u2019s youngest cabinet minister as Minister of State for Youth. In 1991, he was named Minister of the Environment and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Registrar General and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada in 1993.<\/p>\n
In 1994, Jean Charest was chosen Leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party. He held that post until 1998 when he became Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Mr.\u00a0Charest then broke a 50-year provincial record by winning three consecutive election campaigns in 2003, 2007 and 2008.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Charest government initiated an unprecedented labour mobility agreement between France and Qu\u00e9bec and was best known for a major initiative for the sustainable development of Northern Qu\u00e9bec called \u201cPlan Nord\u201d. Jean Charest is notably the initiator of the negotiation for the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA).<\/p>\n
He is today a Partner at Canadian firm Therrien, Couture, Joli-Coeur, where he provides invaluable expertise to the firm\u2019s clients with his in-depth knowledge and experience with public policy, corporate Canada, and international matters. As a strategic advisor with a unique perspective, he supports clients on complex transactions, projects, and international mandates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"people-type":[],"yoast_head":"\n