Eric Girard
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
October 18, 2018
Preceded byCarlos Leitão
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Groulx
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded byClaude Surprenant
Minister responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers
Assumed office
October 20, 2022
Preceded byFrançois Legault
Minister of Economy and Innovation
In office
June 2, 2021  September 1, 2021
Preceded byPierre Fitzgibbon
Succeeded byPierre Fitzgibbon
Personal details
Born (1966-10-09) October 9, 1966
Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec (provincial)
Conservative (federal)
OccupationBanker

Eric Girard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Groulx as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the current Minister of Finance.

He worked as a senior manager with the National Bank of Canada for over 20 years.[2]

Girard was recruited as a star candidate to run for the Conservative Party of Canada in the Montreal riding of Lac-Saint-Louis for the 2015 federal election.[2] He finished a distant second to Liberal incumbent Francis Scarpaleggia.

In 2018, he was elected as the Coalition Avenir Québec MNA in the suburban Montreal riding of Groulx.

Electoral record

Federal

Lac-Saint-Louis

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrancis Scarpaleggia39,96564.14+30.03$119,096.00
ConservativeEric Girard10,85717.42-11.02$74,550.48
New DemocraticRyan Young7,99712.83-17.23$30,673.16
GreenBradford Dean1,8122.91-1.36
Bloc QuébécoisGabriel Bernier1,6812.7-0.42$4,317.92
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,312100.0 $224,522.81
Total rejected ballots 3210.51-0.02
Turnout 62,63373.06+6.93
Eligible voters 85,727
Liberal hold Swing +23.63
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

Provincial

2022 Quebec general election: Groulx
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecEric Girard17,43147.75%+7.14%
Québec solidaireMarie-Noëlle Aubertin5,91916.21%-1.02%
Parti QuébécoisJeanne Craig-Larouche5,58815.31%-0.49%
LiberalAudrey Medaino-Tardif4,02411.02%-9.24%
ConservativeValerie Messore3,1778.70%+7.69%
GreenVictoria Shahsavar-Arshad3681.01%-1.20%
Total valid votes 36,507
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on the lists
2018 Quebec general election: Groulx
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecEric Girard14,77140.61+9.76
LiberalSabrina Chartrand7,36920.26-9.98
Québec solidaireFabien Torres6,26817.23+10.44
Parti QuébécoisJean-Philippe Meloche5,74515.8-14.2
IndependentClaude Surprenant8122.23
GreenRobin Dick8022.21
ConservativeVincent Aubé3681.01
Citoyens au pouvoirChantal Lavoie2350.65
Total valid votes 36,370 98.37
Total rejected ballots 604 1.63
Turnout 36,974 70.25
Eligible voters 52,633
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +9.87
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

Cabinet posts

References


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