Adrien D. Pouliot Explained

Adrien D. Pouliot
Term Start:February 23, 2013
Term End:April 17, 2021
Birth Date:27 February 1957
Relatives:Adrien Pouliot (grandfather)

Adrien D. Pouliot (born February 27, 1957, in Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Quebec lawyer, businessman and politician.

He is the son of Jean Pouliot, a pioneer of Canadian broadcasting, and the grandson of the mathematician and Université Laval Dean of Science Adrien Pouliot.

He served as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec from 2013 to 2021. Under his leadership, the party gained notoriety and was positioned on the right of the Quebec political spectrum.

Early life and education

Adrien Denys Pouliot was raised in Sainte-Foy (Québec), where his family moved when he was 3 months old.

Educated at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, Pouliot studied law and received the Bar Award from the Université de Sherbrooke in 1978.[1] He successfully completed the Bar of Quebec exam in 1979 at Quebec City and was entered on the Roll of the Order the same year.

Early career

Pouliot has been a board member of the Montreal Children's Hospital, as well as the Montreal Heart Institute Research Foundation. For nearly 10 years, he served as a governor of McGill University. He also contributed to this institution as the Chair of the Audit Committee, a member of the Finance Committee, a member of the Pension Administration Committee, and a member of the endowment fund. He is now a Governor Emeritus of this institution.[6] He has been a member of the Ville-Marie Economic Development Corporation, a government agency promoting Montreal's economic development. He was also Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Montreal. He has supported the training and education of young business people by actively participating in the Young Presidents' Organization and its sister organization, World Presidents' Organization, which combined bring together nearly 25,000 business executives in 130 countries,[7] and by serving on its International Board of Directors and its Audit Committee.

Political and social career

In 1999, Pouliot participated in the launch of the Montreal Economic Institute. He was chairman for 8 years and was a member of the Board of Directors for 12 years.[8] He was President of the Ligue des contribuables, an organization founded in 2006 that is designed to inform taxpayers about how their tax dollars are spent by governments.[9] Pouliet also appears as a regular columnist on the Jeff Fillion show at the radio station CHOI Radio X.

Action démocratique du Québec

In 2011, the Action démocratique du Québec recruited him as Vice-Chair of the Policy Commission.[10]

During the campaign for the merger of the ADQ in the Coalition Avenir Québec, Adrien Pouliot spoke out against the merger publicly and participated in a tour of Quebec in order to convince the members of the ADQ to reject the merger with the president of the political commission of the ADQ, Claude Garcia.[11]

Disappointed with the merger, Adrien Pouliot did not join the Coalition Avenir Québec and declared himself publicly as "political orphan".[12]

2013 Conservative Party of Quebec leadership election

Following the Quebec general election of 2012, where the party obtained 0.18% of the votes cast, Luc Harvey resigned as leader[13] and a leadership race was organized.

After the merger of the Action démocratique du Québec in the Coalition Avenir Québec, after several months of reflection, and after considering running for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party in the purpose of pushing this party to the right on economic issues, Pouliot decided in January 2013 to run for the Conservative Party of Quebec.[14]

After the withdrawal of the candidacy of the other candidate, Daniel Brisson,[15] February 23, 2013, at the General Council of the party, Pouliot was sworn in as leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec.[16] [17]

Redesign of the party platform

At the October 2013 National Congress, members adopted a new official platform for the party[18] under the verbatim of the "Ideological Compass":[19] [20]

Resignation as CPQ Leader

On October 16, 2020, Pouliot announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party to focus on his business ventures.[21] [22] He was succeeded by radio columnist Éric Duhaime.[23]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yearbook of the Université de Sherbrooke 1979-1980, page 24. 7 April 2023.
  2. Web site: History of Canadian Broadcasting, CFCF-DT . 2018-09-03 . 2018-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044739/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/cfcf-dt . dead .
  3. Web site: Bell entend récupérer ses techniciens Le Devoir. 23 February 2005.
  4. Web site: Home Page - AlarmCap.ca . 2018-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170921010342/http://alarmcap.com/ . 2017-09-21 . dead .
  5. Web site: CAPITAL DRACO INC..
  6. Web site: Governors Emeriti Board of Governors - McGill University.
  7. Web site: YPO Who Is YPO? The Global Leadership Community of Extraordinary CEOs.
  8. Web site: Adrien D. Pouliot – IEDM/MEI.
  9. Web site: Qui nous sommes | Ligue des contribuables . 2018-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044603/http://www.liguedescontribuables.ca/qui-nous-sommes/ . 2018-09-01 . dead .
  10. Web site: Adrien Pouliot recruté par l'ADQ LesAffaires.com.
  11. News: Fusion avec la CAQ: l'ADQ divisée La Presse. La Presse. 15 November 2011. Lessard. Denis.
  12. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube.
  13. Web site: Le Parti conservateur du Québec n'a plus de chef | Ian Bussières | Politique . 2018-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413213812/http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/politique/201209/09/01-4572464-le-parti-conservateur-du-quebec-na-plus-de-chef.php . 2014-04-13 . dead .
  14. News: Adrien Pouliot souhaite diriger le Parti conservateur du Québec La Presse. La Presse. 14 January 2013.
  15. Web site: Parti Conservateur du Québec | Retrait de la candidature de M. Daniel Brisson . 2018-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021213935/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1114849/retrait-de-la-candidature-de-m-daniel-brisson . 2013-10-21 . dead .
  16. Web site: Adrien Pouliot devient chef du Parti conservateur du Québec TVA Nouvelles.
  17. Web site: Adrien Pouliot devient chef: premier congrès à Trois-Rivières JDM.
  18. Web site: Les conservateurs québécois mobilisés à Québec Radio-Canada.ca.
  19. Web site: Congrès du Parti conservateur du Québec. 7 April 2023. Parti conservateur du Québec. October 2013. fr.
  20. Web site: Adrien Pouliot! | By Parti conservateur du Québec. Facebook. 7 April 2023.
  21. Web site: Adrien Pouliot quitte la chefferie du Parti conservateur du Québec.. October 16, 2020. October 16, 2020. fr-ca.
  22. Web site: En route pour 2022!. October 16, 2020. October 16, 2020. fr-ca.
  23. Web site: Columnist, radio host Eric Duhaime elected leader of Conservative Party of Quebec. April 17, 2021. April 19, 2021.
  24. Web site: Des idées pour débloquer le Québec Distribution Prologue.

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