Raymond Garneau

Raymond Garneau, OC (born January 3, 1935) is a Canadian businessman and politician.

Early life

Born in Plessisville, Quebec (located 30 km from Victoriaville, Quebec), the son of Daniel Garneau and Valérie Gosselin, he received a master's degree in commercial sciences from Université Laval in 1958 and a licence in economics from the University of Geneva in 1963.

Provincial politics

From 1965 to 1970, he was the executive secretary and later executive assistant to

In 1979, he became vice president of development for the Laurentian Group. From 1980 to 1984, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank and CEO of Credit Foncier.

Federal politics

In 1984, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the Quebec riding of Laval-des-Rapides. He lost in 1988 by 692 votes. From 1984 to 1986, he was the president of the Quebec Liberal caucus and Liberal leader John Turner's Quebec lieutenant.

Back to private life

From 1988 to 2005, he was the president and chief operating officer, president and chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of the

In 1996, he was appointed to the board of directors of the

Honours

In 1994, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for having "fulfilled his responsibilities with the utmost competence, efficiency, judgment and integrity, always seeking to contribute to the improved economic and social well-being of his fellow citizens". [1]

References

• "Bank of Canada appointment". Archived from the original on September 9, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2006.
• "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". Retrieved February 15, 2006.

External links

• Raymond Garneau – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.