André
Bourbeau

A businessman and experienced politician, André Bourbeau has held numerous senior management positions, including that of mayor of St-Lambert.
A notary until 1981, he played an active role in the real estate sector. 

A well-known figure in Quebec politics, he represented the electoral riding of Laporte in the National Assembly from 1981 to 2003, during which time he held a number of key cabinet posts: under the Government of Robert Bourassa (1985 – 1993), he served as Minister of Municipal Affairs, Responsible for Housing, Minister
of Manpower, Income Security and Vocational Training; under the Government of Daniel Johnson (1994), he served as Quebec Minister of Finance. Mr. Bourbeau
was Chairman of the Board at Hydro-Québec from 2003 to 2005. From 1999 to 2002, he served as Chairman of the Wilfrid Pelletier Foundation. He was Chairman of the Jeunesses Musicales Canada Foundation from 1997 to 2015.

André Bourbeau has spearheaded a variety of projects namely the establishment of the Vocal Arts Fund, the renovation of Jeunesses Musicales Canada House
and the creation – with Joseph Rouleau – of the Concours musical international de Montréal, of which he is President. In 2009, he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Québec; in 2015, the Conseil des arts de Montréal awarded him the Arts-Business Personality Prize; and in 2017, he has been named Officer of the Order of Canada