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| office1= Quebec Minister of [[Ministry of Labour (Quebec)|Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity]]
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| term_start1= February 27, 2015
| term_end1= January 28, 2016
| term_end1= January 28, 2016
| predecessor1= [[Agnès Maltais]]
| premier1= [[Philippe Couillard]]
| predecessor1= Position established
| successor1= [[François Blais (MNA)|François Blais]]
| successor1= [[François Blais (MNA)|François Blais]]
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| office2= Quebec Minister of [[Ministry of Labour (Quebec)|Labour]]
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| term_start2= April 23, 2014
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| premier2= [[Philippe Couillard]]
| successor2= [[Pierre Moreau]]
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| successor2= Position abolished
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| term_start3= September 9, 2009
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| term_end3= August 10, 2010
| premier3= [[Jean Charest]]
| predecessor3= [[David Whissell]]
| predecessor3= [[David Whissell]]
| successor3= [[Lise Thériault]]
| successor3= [[Lise Thériault]]
| office4= Minister of [[Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity|Employment and Social Solidarity]] Quebec
| office4= Quebec Minister of [[Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade|Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade]]
| term_start4= April 18, 2007
| term_start4= September 7, 2011
| term_end4= August 10, 2010
| term_end4= September 19, 2012
| predecessor4= [[Michelle Courchesne]]
| premier4= [[Jean Charest]]
| successor4= [[Julie Boulet]]
| predecessor4= [[Clément Gignac]]
| successor4= [[Nicolas Marceau]]
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| office5= Quebec Minister of [[Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Quebec)| Natural Resources]]
| office5= Quebec Minister of [[Transports Québec|Transport]]
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| term_start5= April 29, 2003
| term_end5= February 18, 2005
| term_start5= August 11, 2010
| term_end5= September 6, 2011
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| predecessor5= [[François Gendron]]
| successor5= [[Pierre Corbeil]]
| premier5= [[Jean Charest]]
| predecessor5= [[Julie Boulet]]
| successor5= [[Pierre Moreau]]
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| term_start6= April 18, 2007
| term_end6= August 10, 2010
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| predecessor6= [[Michelle Courchesne]]
| successor6= [[Julie Boulet]]
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| office7= Quebec Minister of [[Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Quebec)|Natural Resources]]
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| term_start7= April 29, 2003
| term_end7= February 18, 2005
| premier7= [[Jean Charest]]
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| predecessor7= [[François Gendron]]
| successor7= [[Pierre Corbeil]]
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'''Sam Hamad''' (born June 17, 1958) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[politician]]. He is the former member of [[National Assembly of Quebec|National Assembly]] (MNA) for the riding of [[Louis-Hébert (provincial electoral district)|Louis-Hebert]] in the [[Quebec City]] region. Member of the [[Quebec Liberal Party]], he has held various cabinet posts during his 14 years in the National Assembly. He was the Minister of Natural Resources, Minister for Transports and he was also the [[Minister (government)|Minister]] of [[Employment]] and [[Social Solidarity]], Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region.
'''Sam Hamad''' (born June 17, 1958) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[politician]]. He is the former member of [[National Assembly of Quebec|National Assembly]] (MNA) for the riding of [[Louis-Hébert (provincial electoral district)|Louis-Hebert]] in the [[Quebec City]] region. Member of the [[Quebec Liberal Party]], he has held various cabinet posts during his 14 years in the National Assembly. He was the Minister of Natural Resources, Minister for Transports and he was also the [[Minister (government)|Minister]] of [[Employment]] and [[Social Solidarity]], Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{QuebecMNAbio|hamad-sam-1273}}
* {{Quebec MNA biography|hamad-sam-1273}}


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[[Category:21st-century Canadian politicians]]
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 24 September 2024

Sam Hamad
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Louis-Hébert
In office
May 1, 2003 – April 27, 2017
Preceded byPaul Bégin
Succeeded byGeneviève Guilbault
Quebec Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity
In office
February 27, 2015 – January 28, 2016
PremierPhilippe Couillard
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byFrançois Blais
Quebec Minister of Labour
In office
April 23, 2014 – February 27, 2015
PremierPhilippe Couillard
Preceded byAgnès Maltais
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
September 9, 2009 – August 10, 2010
PremierJean Charest
Preceded byDavid Whissell
Succeeded byLise Thériault
Quebec Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade
In office
September 7, 2011 – September 19, 2012
PremierJean Charest
Preceded byClément Gignac
Succeeded byNicolas Marceau
Quebec Minister of Transport
In office
August 11, 2010 – September 6, 2011
PremierJean Charest
Preceded byJulie Boulet
Succeeded byPierre Moreau
Quebec Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity
In office
April 18, 2007 – August 10, 2010
PremierJean Charest
Preceded byMichelle Courchesne
Succeeded byJulie Boulet
Quebec Minister of Natural Resources
In office
April 29, 2003 – February 18, 2005
PremierJean Charest
Preceded byFrançois Gendron
Succeeded byPierre Corbeil
Personal details
Born
Sammy Hamed-Allah

(1958-06-17) June 17, 1958 (age 66)
Damascus, Syria
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
CabinetChair of the Conseil du trésor

Sam Hamad (born June 17, 1958) is a Canadian politician. He is the former member of National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Louis-Hebert in the Quebec City region. Member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he has held various cabinet posts during his 14 years in the National Assembly. He was the Minister of Natural Resources, Minister for Transports and he was also the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity, Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region.

Biography

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Early years and education

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Born in Damascus, Syria, Hamad moved to Quebec City and studied civil engineering at Université Laval where he received both a bachelor's and master's degree. He also studied at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières where he obtained a master's degree in management. His birth name was Samer Hamed-Allah but he changed it when he moved to Quebec, saying that Samer sounded too much like the French words "sa mère" (meaning "his mother").[citation needed]

Career

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He was an administration member for the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec for nine years, while he was also a lecturer at Université Laval and the Université du Québec à Rimouski and the President of the Quebec Board of Trade and Industry.[citation needed]

He was also involved in the community, being the vice-president of Centraide-Quebec a board member of the Laval Hospital Foundation. He was also part of several associations promoting development in the region including the GATIQ which promoted advance technologies and innovations for the region.[citation needed]

Before making his foray into politics, Hamad was Vice-President of Groupe Roche, an influential engineering firm, from 1998 to 2003.[citation needed]

Politics

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Hamed entered politics in 2003, where he became the MNA for Louis-Hebert as the Liberals led by Jean Charest defeated the Parti Québécois. He would be named Minister of Wildlife, Natural Resources and Parks and the Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale (Quebec) region. He was removed from Cabinet in 2005 after he was criticized in regard to a project which would have added a new thermo plant in the Suroit region.

Hamad was narrowly re-elected in 2007. Initially, it was thought that the Action démocratique du Québec won the seat but late ballots pushed Hamad to a late-victory and no recounts were made. As he was only one of two Liberal MNAs elected in the Quebec City region (the other being Philippe Couillard), Hamad was named the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity until where he was named Minister of Transports, swapping portfolios with Julie Boulet. Briefly in 2010, he also held the Labour portfolio after David Whissell resigned his position following conflict of interest allegations.

He returned to the Labour portfolio on April 23, 2014.

He announced his resignation as an MNA on April 27, 2017.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Sam Hamad, former Liberal cabinet minister, quits politics | CBC News".
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Natural Resources
2003–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity
2007–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Labour
2009–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Transports
2010–2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade
2011–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Labour
2014–2015 		Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Position established
 Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity
2015–2016 		Succeeded by
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