Benoît Bouchard (born April 16, 1940) is a Canadian public official and former politician. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After a career as a professor and teacher, Bouchard was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Roberval, Quebec in the 1984 Canadian election. He was immediately elevated to Brian Mulroney's Cabinet as Minister of State for Transport. In 1985 he was promoted to Secretary of State for Canada. He subsequently served as Minister of Employment and Immigration (1986.06.30 - 1988.03.30), Minister of Transport (1988.03.31 - 1990.02.22) Minister of Industry, Science and Technology (1990.02.23 - 1991.04.20) and Minister of Health and Welfare before retiring from politics in June 1993 to accept an appointment as Canada's Ambassador to France. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... View of Roberval Roberval is a city in Quebec, Canada. ... (Redirected from 1984 Canadian election) The 1984 Canadian federal election was called on July 4, 1984, and held on September 4 of that year. ... The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ... The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System. ... In the Canadian Cabinet a minister of state is a junior cabinet minister, usually given specific responsibilities to assist a senior cabinet minister in a specific area. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article discusses the position in the Cabinet of Canada in existence from 1867 to 1996. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Transport is responsible for overseeing the federal governments transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Canada. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Health is responsible for overseeing the federal governments health department (Health Canada) and enforcing the Canada Health Act, the law governing Medicare. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ...

In 1996, Bouchard returned to Canada and was appointed Chair of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and oversaw the Canadian portion of the investigation of the Swissair Flight 111 air crash. He retired from the board in 2001. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, PC (born January 11, 1934) was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada, serving from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003. ... Swissair MD-11 Swissair Flight 111 (SR-111) was a commercial Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, New York to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...