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The Honourable
Philippe Couillard
PC MNA
The Honourable Philippe Couillard PC MNA
31st Premier of Quebec; Designate;
	Assuming office; April 2014
Succeeding	Pauline Marois
Leader of the Official Opposition in Quebec
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 18, 2013
Preceded by	Jean-Marc Fournier
Succeeded by	TBD
Minister of Health
	In office; April 29, 2003 – June 25, 2008
Preceded by	François Legault
Succeeded by	Yves Bolduc
Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 17, 2013
Preceded by	Jean Charest
MNA for Jean-Talon
	In office; 2007–2008
Preceded by	Margaret F. Delisle
Succeeded by	Yves Bolduc
MNA for Mont-Royal
	In office; May 1, 2003 – 2007
Preceded by	André Tranchemontagne
Succeeded by	Pierre Arcand
MNA for Outremont
	In office; December 18, 2013 – 2014
Preceded by	Raymond Bachand
Succeeded by	Hélène David
MNA for Roberval
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2014
Preceded by	Denis Trottier
Personal details
Born	June 26, 1957 (age 68); Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Quebec Liberal Party
Residence	Quebec City
Alma mater	Université de Montréal
Profession	university professor, neurosurgeon

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Philippe Couillard, (born June 26, 1957) is the incoming Premier of Quebec, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and former university professor and neurosurgeon in Quebec, Canada. He was elected MNA of Outremont with 55% of votes in the Outremont's by-election on December 9, 2013. In the 2014 election he moved to the riding of Roberval where he resides. Until June 25, 2008, he served as the Quebec Minister for Health and Social Services and was also MNA of Mont-Royal until he resigned in 2008 under Jean Charest's Liberal government.

Life and career

Couillard was born in Montreal, Quebec. He holds a medical degree and a certification in neurosurgery from the Université de Montréal. He was the head of the department of neurosurgery at Hôpital Saint-Luc from 1989 to 1992 and again at the [[Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke from 1996 to 2003. From 1992 to 1996, he practised in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In 2003, he left the medical profession to run for a seat in the National Assembly representing the Quebec Liberal Party. He was elected MNA for Mont-Royal in the 2003 election and was appointed Minister of Health and Social Services on April 29, 2003.

Since taking office, he proved skillful in the handling of his department's public relations and was regarded by some as the most popular minister in the Charest government.^[1] His accomplishments during his tenure included a $4.2 billion increase in the Quebec health budget, the prohibition of smoking in public places, and a reduction in the number of union local accreditations in the health sector.

In 2006 and 2007, there were rumours that Couillard would jump to federal politics and become a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in a future federal election, but Couillard denied it.^[2] Meanwhile, Couillard announced his candidacy for the Jean-Talon riding in the Quebec City area, replacing Margaret Delisle who did not seek re-election due to health reasons. Couillard won the 2007 elections despite the Action democratique du Quebec's (ADQ) strong performance in the region in which the party gained the majority of the seats. Pierre Arcand succeeded Couillard in the Mont-Royal riding. Couillard was renamed the Health and Social Services Minister as well as the minister responsible for the provincial Capitale-Nationale (Quebec) region.

On June 25, 2008, Couillard officially announced his resignation as Minister and MNA. He was succeeded as Minister and Jean-Talon MNA by locally-known Alma doctor Yves Bolduc.^[3]^[4]

On June 23, 2010, Couillard was appointed to the Security Intelligence Review Committee, and consequently was appointed to the Privy Council.^[5]

On October 3, 2012, Couillard became the third person to enter the race to succeed Jean Charest as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. When asked why he was re-entering politics, he said, "I feel the need to serve."^[6]

Quebec General Election, 2014

On March 17, 2013, Couillard became the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, beating ex-cabinet ministers Raymond Bachand and Pierre Moreau. On December 9, 2013, he was elected MNA for the riding of Outremont vacated by Bachand in a by-election.^[7]

This would qualify him to run against primary competitors, Premier Pauline Marois of the Parti Québecois and François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec in the 2014 Quebec General election. After Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne called an election on March 5, 2014, at the request of Marois, Couillard's campaign began.

Polls forecast a Parti Québécois lead going into the election. When asked about his goals for Quebec, he stated that, "his party will focus during the campaign on the concerns of Quebecers, including healthcare, education and jobs." He also accused premier Pauline Marois of mismanaging Quebec's economy, saying that "Quebec is living beyond its means." He also clarified his opposition to the Quebec Charter of Values, describing it as "an unnecessary bill that succeeds only in dividing Quebecers". The April 7 election defeated the Parti Québécois government, and returned a majority Liberal government.^[8]

Electoral record

Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philippe Couillard	5,582	55.11	+13.59
	Québec solidaire	Édith Laperle	3,264	32.23	+14.21
	Option nationale	Julie Surprenant	677	6.68	+4.97
	Green	Alex Tyrrell	384	3.79	–
	Conservative	Pierre Ennio Crespi	145	1.43	–
	Parti nul	Mathieu Marcil	59	0.58	-0.34
	Autonomist Team	Guy Boivin	17	0.17	–
Total valid votes			10,128	99.13	–
Total rejected ballots			89	0.87	–
Turnout			10,217	26.42	-41.79
Electors on the lists			38,671	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.41

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Quebec general election, 2007: Jean-Talon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Philippe Couillard	13,732	41.96	-4.64
Parti québécois	Véronique Hivon	9,859	30.13	-5.23
Action démocratique	Luc de la Sablonnière	6,056	18.51	+3.34
	Green	Ali Dahan	1,518	4.64	+3.23
Québec solidaire	Bill Clennett	1,463	4.47	+2.95*
Christian Democracy	Francis Denis	95	0.29	-

* Increase is from UFP

v t e 2003 Quebec general election: Mont-Royal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philippe Couillard	21,021	80.91	+0.67
	Parti Québécois	Vincent Gagnon	3,465	13.34	+0.60
	Action démocratique	Nour-Eddine Hajibi	1,240	4.77	+1.23
	Equality	Frank Kiss	256	0.99	−0.90

References

^ Le Devoir. "Ministère — Un réseau en santé... relative". Retrieved October 6, 2006.
^ http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/national/archives/2007/01/20070122-114615.html
^ http://www.canoe.com/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2008/06/20080625-102043.html
^ http://www.canoe.com/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2008/06/20080625-141903.html
^ Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces appointments to the Security Intelligence Review Committee
^ Philippe Couillard announces bid to lead Quebec Liberals
^ Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard wins byelection to get legislature seat
^ "Quebec Election 2014: Pauline Marois Sets Date For April 7". The Huffington Post. March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.

External links

"Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

Political offices
Preceded by Jean-Marc Fournier	Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party 2013-	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by François Legault	Minister of Health and Social Services 2003–2008	Succeeded by Yves Bolduc

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[1] Le Devoir. "Ministère — Un réseau en santé... relative". Retrieved October 6, 2006.

[2] ttp://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/national/archives/2007/01/20070122-114615.html

[3] ttp://www.canoe.com/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2008/06/20080625-102043.html

[4] ttp://www.canoe.com/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2008/06/20080625-141903.html

[5] Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces appointments to the Security Intelligence Review Committee

[6] Philippe Couillard announces bid to lead Quebec Liberals

[7] Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard wins byelection to get legislature seat

[8] "Quebec Election 2014: Pauline Marois Sets Date For April 7". The Huffington Post. March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.

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 ==Life and career==
-Couillard was born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. He holds a medical degree and a certification in neurosurgery from the [[Université de Montréal]]. He was the head of the department of neurosurgery at St-Luc hospital from 1989 to 1992 and again at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de [[Sherbrooke]] from 1996 to 2003. From 1992 to 1996, he practised in [[Dhahran]], [[Saudi Arabia]].  In 2003, he left the medical profession to run for a seat in the [[Quebec National Assembly|National Assembly]] representing the [[Quebec Liberal Party]]. He was elected MNA for [[Mont-Royal (provincial electoral district)|Mont-Royal]] in the [[Quebec general election, 2003|2003 election]] and was appointed Minister of Health and Social Services on April 29, 2003.
+Couillard was born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. He holds a medical degree and a certification in neurosurgery from the [[Université de Montréal]]. He was the head of the department of neurosurgery at [[Hôpital Saint-Luc]] from 1989 to 1992 and again at the [[Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de [[Sherbrooke]] from 1996 to 2003. From 1992 to 1996, he practised in [[Dhahran]], [[Saudi Arabia]].  In 2003, he left the medical profession to run for a seat in the [[Quebec National Assembly|National Assembly]] representing the [[Quebec Liberal Party]]. He was elected MNA for [[Mont-Royal (provincial electoral district)|Mont-Royal]] in the [[Quebec general election, 2003|2003 election]] and was appointed Minister of Health and Social Services on April 29, 2003.
 Since taking office, he proved skillful in the handling of his department's public relations and was regarded by some as the most popular minister in the Charest government.<ref>{{cite web | author = Le Devoir | title = Ministère&nbsp;— Un réseau en santé... relative | url = http://www.ledevoir.com/2006/09/30/119203.html?268 | accessdate = October 6, 2006 }}</ref> His accomplishments during his tenure included a $4.2 billion increase in the Quebec health budget, the prohibition of smoking in public places, and a reduction in the number of union local accreditations in the health sector.

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v t e Current members of the National Assembly of Quebec
Coalition Avenir Québec	Legault Abou-Khalil Allaire Asselin Bachand G. Bélanger S. Bélanger Bernard Biron Blais Blanchette Vézina Blouin Bogemans Boivin Roy Bonnardel Boulet Bourassa Bussière Caire Carmant Caron Champagne Jourdain Charest Charette D'Amours Déry Dionne Dorismond Drainville Dubé Dufour Duranceau Émond Fréchette Gagnon Gendron Girard (Groulx) Girard (Lac-Saint-Jean) Grondin Guilbault Guillemette Haytayan Hébert Jacques Jeannotte Jolin-Barrette Julien Lachance Lacombe Laforest Laframboise Lafrenière Lamontagne Lamothe LeBel I. Lecours L. Lecours Lemay Lemieux M. Lévesque S. Lévesque Mallette Martel Montigny Picard Poulet Poulin Proulx Provençal Reid Rivest Roberge Rouleau N. Roy S. Roy Sainte-Croix St-Louis Schmaltz Schneeberger Simard Skeete Soucy Tardif Thouin F. Tremblay S. Tremblay
Quebec Liberal Party	Beauchemin Benjamin Cadet Caron Ciccone Derraji Dufour Fortin Garceau Kelley Lakhoyan Olivier Maccarone McGraw Morin Prass Rizqy Rotiroti Setlakwe Tanguay
Québec solidaire	Cliche-Rivard Ghazal Bouazzi Fontecilla Grandmont Labrie Leduc Marissal Massé Nadeau-Dubois Zaga Mendez Zanetti
Parti Québécois†	St-Pierre Plamondon Arseneau Bérubé Gentilcore Paradis
Independent	Chassin Nichols
Party leaders listed first (in bold italics). Government members in bold denotes cabinet. † Party does not have official party status in the National Assembly.