Gil Rémillard (born November 25, 1944) is a Canadian academic, university professor and politician.

Biography

Born in

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(now

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), Rémillard is the son of Carmel Rémillard and Jeannine Desjardins. He studied at the

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a Official bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ot ...

, where he obtained a licence in law in 1968, and at the Université de Nice, where he obtained a State doctorate in

constitutional law Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in ...

in 1972.Gil Rémillard
— Short biography on the website of the National Assembly of Quebec From 1972 until 1985, he was professor of public law at

Laval University Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxe ...

, specializing in constitutional law and communications law. He was also legal counsel for departments of the governments of Quebec and of Canada. He ran as a candidate for the

Quebec Liberal Party The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; , PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has traditionally supported a form of Quebec federalist ideology with nuance ...

in the

1985 Quebec general election The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

in the riding of

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and was elected to the

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. In the second government of

Robert Bourassa Robert Bourassa (; July 14, 1933 – October 2, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, he served a total of just ...

, he was appointed minister of International Relations (1985-1988), minister of Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs (1985-1994), minister of Justice (1988-1994) and minister of Public Security (1988-1989). He was reelected to the Assembly in the 1989 general election. He resigned from the Assembly in 1994. He founded the International conference of constitutional law, and the International institute of administrative studies. Mr. Rémillard is also the Founding Chairman of the

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(1994), which annually presents the

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, the

Toronto Global Forum The Toronto Global Forum (TGF) is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas since 2007. Mission The Toronto Global Forum is a not-for-profit organization presenting annual conferences on national and ...

, the

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, held in Miami, and the Conference of Paris.

Honours

*Member of the

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(2001) *Knight of the

National Order of Quebec The National Order of Quebec ( French: ), also known as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governor Jean-Pierre Côté granted royal assent to the (Natio ...

(2004) Gil Rémillard
National Order of Quebec website

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Remillard, Gil 1944 births Living people Lawyers in Quebec Academic staff of Université Laval Canadian scholars of constitutional law Politicians from Gatineau Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Members of the Executive Council of Quebec Ministers of justice of Quebec Members of the Order of Canada Knights of the National Order of Quebec University of Ottawa alumni University of Ottawa Faculty of Law alumni 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec