Pierre Moreau

Government Representative's OfficeQuebec

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Background

Born: 12 December 1957 — Verchères
Education: Bachelor of Civil Law from Laval University in 1980
Career: Managing Partner of the Bélanger Sauvé law firm based in Montreal, Quebec; Associate Partner from 1991 to 2003; Specialized in municipal and administrative law in a private practice in Montreal for 22 years; Taught at the École du Barreau du Québec from 1996 to 2002.
Political Experience: Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007; MNA for Marguerite-d’Youville on 14 April 2003; parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General; assistant Government House Leader; parliamentary assistant to the Chair of the Conseil du trésor and Minister responsible for Government Administration; Chief of staff for the Government House Leader in 2007 and 2008; Chief of staff for the Minister of Justice and Attorney General and the Minister of Public Security in 2008; MNA for Châteauguay in the general election held on 8 December 2008; Chief Government Whip from December 2008 up until February 2011; Minister responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs and the Canadian Francophonie from February to September 2011; Minister responsible for the Reform of Democratic Institutions and Access to Information from February to September 2011; Minister of Transports from September 2011 to September 2012; MNA for Châteauguay in the general election held on 4 September 2012; Official Opposition House Leader on 9 April 2013; Re-elected for the third consecutive time in Châteauguay on 7 April 2014; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible for the Montérégie region on 23 April 2014; Minister of Education on 28 January 2016; Appointed to the Senate in 2024; representative of the Government in the Senate since 2025.
Notable: Ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party in 2013, coming second to Philippe Couillard; Lost his National Assembly seat in the 2018 Quebec general election; Took a leave of absence on 22 February following a tumour diagnosis and returned to work on 19 January 2017.