Jacques Saada
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Jacques Saada, PC
(born November 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician and former cabinet minister.
Saada is a teacher and linguist by profession and was Chief Executive Officer
of a translation firm, a consultant and a lecturer in translation prior to entering politics.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
as a Liberal
Member of Parliament
(MP) from the Quebec
riding
of Brossard—La Prairie
in the 1997 federal election
. He served as Deputy Government Whip from 2001 to 2003. When Paul Martin
became Prime Minister of Canada
on December 12, 2003, he had Saada appointed as a privy councillor
http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/default.asp?Language=E&Page=InformationResources&Sub=PrivyCouncilMembers (giving him the prenomial "The Honourable" and the postnomial "PC" for life) and to the Cabinet as Minister Responsible for Democratic Reform and Government House Leader.
Following the 2004 election
with the election of a Liberal minority government
, Saada was transferred to the positions of Minister for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister responsible for La Francophonie
.
Saada was born in Tunis
, the main city of Tunisia
, to a Jewish
family. In the 2004 election
his campaign was the target of anti-Semitic graffiti, letters, and phone calls.
Saada was defeated in the 2006 election
, losing his seat in Brossard—La Prairie to Bloc Québécois
candidate Marcel Lussier
. His former constituency assistant, Alexandra Mendès
, defeated Lussier in the 2008 election
.
He was the Quebec Chair for the Rae campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party. In September 2007, Saada was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Quebec Aerospace Association (AQA).
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
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(born November 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician and former cabinet minister.
Saada is a teacher and linguist by profession and was Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of a translation firm, a consultant and a lecturer in translation prior to entering politics.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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as a Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) from the Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Brossard—La Prairie
Brossard—La Prairie
Brossard—La Prairie is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2006 was 113,985.-Geography:...
in the 1997 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
. He served as Deputy Government Whip from 2001 to 2003. When Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
became Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
on December 12, 2003, he had Saada appointed as a privy councillor
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,...
http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/default.asp?Language=E&Page=InformationResources&Sub=PrivyCouncilMembers (giving him the prenomial "The Honourable" and the postnomial "PC" for life) and to the Cabinet as Minister Responsible for Democratic Reform and Government House Leader.
Following the 2004 election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
with the election of a Liberal minority government
Minority government
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, Saada was transferred to the positions of Minister for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister responsible for La Francophonie
Minister responsible for La Francophonie (Canada)
The Minister responsible for La Francophonie is a member of the Canadian Cabinet who handles relations with the Francophonie, an international community of francophone nations. Roughly speaking it is the French equivalent of the Commonwealth of Nations....
.
Saada was born in Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
, the main city of Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, to a Jewish
History of the Jews in Tunisia
The history of the Jews in Tunisia goes back to Roman times. Before 1948, the Jewish population of Tunisia reached a peak of 110,000. From the 1950s, half this number left for Israel and the other half for France...
family. In the 2004 election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
his campaign was the target of anti-Semitic graffiti, letters, and phone calls.
Saada was defeated in the 2006 election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
, losing his seat in Brossard—La Prairie to Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
candidate Marcel Lussier
Marcel Lussier
Marcel Lussier is a Canadian politician and the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Brossard—La Prairie. He ran for office as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the 2004 election, but was defeated by Jacques Saada. In the 2006 election he ran again, defeating Saada by approximately two...
. His former constituency assistant, Alexandra Mendès
Alexandra Mendès
Alexandra Mendès is a Canadian politician. She was elected in the 2008 election as the federal Liberal MP for the Montreal riding of Brossard—La Prairie, defeating Marcel Lussier...
, defeated Lussier in the 2008 election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
.
He was the Quebec Chair for the Rae campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party. In September 2007, Saada was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Quebec Aerospace Association (AQA).