Jacques Daoust (February 17, 1948 – August 3, 2017) was a

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politician in

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, who was elected to the

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in the 2014 election."Liberals paint Montreal red"
. '' The Gazette'', April 8, 2014. He represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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until his resignation in August 2016. Daoust obtained a bachelor of arts degree from the

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, a bachelor of business administration from the École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal, and a master of business administration from

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. Prior to his election to the legislature, Daoust was the executive director of ''Investissement Québec'', the province's business development agency. Daoust was appointed to cabinet as minister of the economy in April 2014. Under Daoust, the government aided Bombardier by investing $1 billion in the Quebec multinational to help it develop the CSeries aircraft, a decision that was criticized by the public. Daoust was also economy minister when Quebec hardware chain

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was sold to American investors. Daoust occupied that position until 2016. After a cabinet shuffle by Premier

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, Daoust became transport minister, when incumbent

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into Quebec and its negative impact on the province's taxi industry. That led to Daoust resigning in August 2016. Daoust, a native of

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, died after suffering a stroke. He was 69 years old.

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