Conseil du patronat du Québec

The Conseil du patronat du Québec or CPQ (English: Quebec Council of Employers) is an institution that promotes business interests in Quebec, Canada.

It was established on January 20, 1969 and plays a significant role in the politics of Quebec by issuing opinions on the impact of the governments' decisions on the economy of Quebec.[1]

Its positions often favour a corporate-friendly governance, fiscal conservatism, and constitutional stability or status quo; for example, it supported Bill 78.

Yves-Thomas Dorval is its current president.[2]

Marc-André Roy is now the President of the Board of Administration.

## Presidents of the CPQ

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Rank | Name | From | To

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1  | Charles Perrault  | January 1969  | May 1976
2  | Pierre Des Marais, II  | May 1976  | May 1978
3  | Pierre Côté  | May 1978  | May 1982
4  | Sébastien Allard  | May 1982  | June 1986
5  | Ghislain Dufour  | June 1986  | February 1997
6  | Denis Beauregard  | February 1997  | June 1998
7  | Gilles Taillon[3] | June 1998  | January 2006 [4]
8  | Michel Kelly-Gagnon | April 2006  | March 2009
9  | Yves-Thomas Dorval  | March 2009  | Current

## Presidents of the Board of Administration of the CPQ

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* Marcel Bundock (1986 - 1988)
* Jeannine Guillevin Wood (1988 - 1990)
* Guy Laflamme (1990 - 1994)
* Jim Hewitt (1994 - 1996)
* Ghislain Dufour (1996 - 1997)
* André Y. Fortier (1998 - 2002)
* Guy G. Dufresne (2002 - 2006)
* John LeBoutillier (2006 - 2010)
* Jean-Yves Leblanc (2010 - 2014)
* Louis-Marie Beaulieu (2014 - 2017)
* Marc-André Roy (2017 - )

## References

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1. ^ L'historique du CPQ, Conseil du patronat du Québec Archived 2007-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Yves-Thomas Dorval prend la barre, March 25, 2009
3. ^ Since the 2007 provincial election, Gilles Taillon has served as the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Chauveau.
4. ^ Research Vice-President Diane Bellemare was Acting President from January until April 2006. See the following article: Michel Kelly-Gagnon appointed President of Quebec’s Conseil du patronat, Conseil du patronat du Québec, February 7, 2006 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine