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Canadian politician and economist
| The HonourableJean-Yves DuclosPC MP FRSC | |
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 Duclos in 2015 |
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| Minister of Public Services and Procurement Receiver General for Canada | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Helena Jaczek |
| Minister of Health | |
| In officeOctober 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Patty Hajdu |
| Succeeded by | Mark Holland |
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| In officeNovember 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Joyce Murray |
| Succeeded by | Mona Fortier |
| Minister of Families, Children and Social Development | |
| In officeNovember 4, 2015 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Pierre Poilievre |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Hussen |
| Member of Parliamentfor Québec | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Annick Papillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-06-13) 13 June 1965 (age 59)Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Quebec City |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (BA)London School of Economics (MA, PhD) |
| Profession | Economist, professor |
Jean-Yves Duclos PC MP FRSC (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ iv dyklo]; born 1965) is a Canadian economist and politician who has served as Minister of Public Services and Procurement since July 26, 2023. He previously served as minister of Health from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Québec since 2015.
Early career and education
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Duclos attended the University of Alberta, where he earned an undergraduate degree in economics, followed by graduate and doctoral studies in economics at the London School of Economics. His doctoral thesis in 1992 was titled "Progressivity, equity and the take-up of state benefits, with application to the 1985 British tax and benefit system".[1] Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he headed the economics department at Université Laval and was the president-elect of the Canadian Economics Association. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014.[2]
Tenure in Parliament
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He was elected to represent the riding of Québec in the House of Commons in the 2015 general election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[3] He was the first Liberal elected to represent this riding since Gilles Lamontagne, who left office in 1984.[4] He was appointed to the federal Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, as Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.[5] He was re-elected in the 2019 general election and sworn in as President of the Treasury Board.
On October 26, 2021, Duclos succeeded Patty Hajdu due to appointed as Minister of Indigenous Services, and he was appointed Minister of Health. This made him a prominent figure in Canadian government response to COVID-19 pandemic, which he supported an end to most generalized public health restrictions, such as face mask mandates until the emergence of fourth COVID-19 wave due to the highly transmissible Deltacron hybrid variant, a pre-dominant strain in the country that is combined of Delta and Omicron variants, started from July 2021 to the end of April 2022. He also expanded the COVID-19 vaccination program in Canada.[_citation needed_]
On July 26, 2023, Duclos resigned as a Health Minister due to his appointed Minister of Public Services and Procurement in Trudeau's cabinet reshuffle. He was succeeded by Mark Holland.[_citation needed_]
| vte2021 Canadian federal election: Québec | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Jean-Yves Duclos | 18,132 | 35.4 | +2.1 | |
| Bloc Québécois | Louis Sansfaçon | 14,824 | 29.0 | -3.7 | |
| Conservative | Bianca Boutin | 9,239 | 18.0 | +3.0 | |
| New Democratic | Tommy Bureau | 6,652 | 13.0 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Patrick Kerr | 1,182 | 2.3 | -3.1 | |
| People's | Daniel Brisson | 855 | 1.7 | +0.5 | |
| Free | Karine Simard | 307 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,191 | 98.0 | – | $109,641.82 | |
| Total rejected ballots | 1,026 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 52,217 | 67.6 | |||
| Eligible voters | 77,298 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] |
| vte2019 Canadian federal election: Québec | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Jean-Yves Duclos | 18,047 | 33.3 | +4.4 | |
| Bloc Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 17,722 | 32.7 | +13.85 | |
| Conservative | Bianca Boutin | 8,118 | 15.0 | -6.79 | |
| New Democratic | Tommy Bureau | 6,220 | 11.5 | -15.54 | |
| Green | Luc Joli-Coeur | 2,949 | 5.4 | +2.49 | |
| People's | Bruno Dabiré | 674 | 1.2 | – | |
| Rhinoceros | Sébastien CoRhino | 347 | 0.6 | – | |
| Pour l'Indépendance du Québec | Luc Paquin | 119 | 0.2 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,198 | 100.0 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,051 | ||||
| Turnout | 55,249 | 70.0 | |||
| Eligible voters | 78,950 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.3 | |||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] |
| 2015 Canadian federal election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Jean-Yves Duclos | 15,566 | 28.90 | +19.88 | |
| New Democratic | Annick Papillon | 14,566 | 27.04 | -15.60 | |
| Conservative | Pierre-Thomas Asselin | 11,737 | 21.79 | +4.02 | |
| Bloc Québécois | Charles Mordret | 10,153 | 18.85 | -9.11 | |
| Green | Philippe Riboty | 1,570 | 2.91 | +0.74 | |
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Fournier | 153 | 0.28 | – | |
| Strength in Democracy | Danielle Provost | 122 | 0.23 | – | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,867 | 100.00 | $214,308.69 | ||
| Total rejected ballots | 820 | 1.50 | – | ||
| Turnout | 54,687 | 69.09 | – | ||
| Eligible voters | 79,157 | ||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +17.74 | |||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] |
- ^ Duclos, Jean-Yves (1992). Progressivity, equity and the take-up of state benefits, with application to the 1985 British tax and benefit system (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Jean-Yves Duclos Biography, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Deux libéraux élus à Québec, Radio Canada, October 20, 2015.
- ^ Stephen Gordon, Jean-Yves Duclos: An economist goes to Parliament, Maclean's, October 24, 2015.
- ^ Quebec MPs given prominent posts in new Liberal cabinet, CBC News, November 4, 2015.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service – Find your electoral district". elections.ca.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". elections.ca.
| 29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet posts (4) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Helena Jaczek | **Minister of Public Services and Procurement**July 26, 2023 – present | Incumbent |
| Patty Hajdu | **Minister of Health**October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | Mark Holland |
| Joyce Murray | **President of the Treasury Board**November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | Mona Fortier |
| Pierre Poilievre | **Minister of Families, Children and Social Development**November 4, 2015 – November 20, 2019 | Ahmed Hussen |
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