Francois Legault
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François Legault (born May 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 32nd and current premier of Quebec since 2018.
He has been leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec party since its inception in 2011 and cabinet ministers during the premiership of Lucien Bouchard and Benard Landry.
Before becoming a politician, Legault was the co-founder of the Canadian airline Air Transat from 1998 to 2009, served in Quebec's National Assembly from 1998 to 2002, and then Minister of Health from 2002 to 2003.
He was first elected in 1998 Quebec in the Lanaudière province as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ).
He was re-elected in 2003, 2007, 2007, and 2008, but resigned on June 25, 2009. At the 2012 Quebec provincial election as the MNA for L'Assomption, a suburb of Montreal, he returned to the legislature.
He was reelected in the 2014 election and took the 2018 election.
Legault is the first Premier since 1970, when Jean-Jacques Bertrand of the now-defunct Union Nationale party was in office, but not from either the Quebec Liberal Party or the Parti Québécois.
Early life and education
François Legault was born in Lachine Hospital on May 26, 1957, and grew up in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. Lucien Legault, his father, was a postmaster. Pauline Schetagne, his mother, was a housewife who also worked as a cashier at the local A&P grocery store.
Legault holds a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration from HEC Montréal. He is also a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Personal life
Legault married Isabelle Brais in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, on March 7, 1992, and has two children. He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, a Montreal suburb.
Legault is Catholic.
Business career
Legault served as an administrator for Provigo and as an auditor for Ernst & Young until 1984. Legault joined Nationair Canada as the head of finance and administration in 1985 and later became the marketing director at Quebecair. He co-founded Air Transat in 1986 and served as the chief executive officer of the company until 1997. The airline became one of Canada's biggest airline groups to sell charter flights within a short period of time. Legault served on the boards of several businesses, including Provigo Inc., Culinar, Sico, Technilab Inc., and Bestar Inc., as well as the Marc-Aurèle Fortin private museum.
Political career
Legault was first elected by Lucien Bouchard as Minister for industry and commerce after the 1998 election. He was later named education minister.
Legault aided Bernard Landry when Bouchard resigned.
Legault was appointed as minister of Education and then as Minister of Health and Social Services by the Landry. He was re-elected in 2003, but the PQ lost to the Quebec Liberal Party. He remained on the PQ front bench as the critic of economics, economic growth, and finances.
In the 2005 PQ leadership race, Legault endorsed Richard Legendre, which was won by André Boisclair. Legault was renamed the PQ critic for economic growth and finances after his re-election in 2007.
Legault was re-elected in the 2008 race but announced on June 25, 2009 that he would step down from politics. Any political analysts at the time characterized him as a potential candidate in a future leadership race. However, some Liberals believed he could be able to replace Jean Charest, then Prime Minister, before proceeding to replace him.
Legault co-founded the "Coalition pour le Future du Québec" ("Coalition for the Future of Quebec") in February 2011. Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), a national party established in November 2011. Regardless of their views on Quebec nationalism, Quebec federalism, and Quebec autonomism, the CAQ aims to bring together like-minded voters in a single party. Legault said that a CAQ government would never hold a referendum on sovereignty in a break with his imperialist past. He became disenchanted with absolutism and resigned from the PQ soon after resigning from politics. He concluded that Quebec is part of Canada but that the CAQ will "explore all options" to protect Quebec's interests and demand greater autonomy.
In the 2012 general election, the party came third, winning 19 seats and 27.05 percent of the vote. The CAQ came in third place in the 2014 general election, but their seat number increased to 22.
Legault led the CAQ to a gain of 53 seats in a total of 74, bringing the CAQ from third place to a majority of 11 and making Legault the Premier of Quebec. He is the first premier of the United States or Parti Québécois, and he is the first premier in 48 years not to hail from the Liberals or Parti Québécois.
Legault led the CAQ to a second straight majority in the 2022 general election. Legault gained 14 seats in the election, raising his caucuses.