Philippe Couillard M.D., (born July 27, 1957 in Montreal) is a Quebec politician, university professor, and neurosurgeon. He currently serves as the Quebec Minister for Health and Social Services in the government of Jean Charest. Couillard holds a medical degree and a degree in neurosurgery from the University of Montreal. He was the head of the department of neurosurgery at St-Luc hospital from 1989 to 1992 and again at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke from 2000 to 2003. For a time, he practiced in Saudi Arabia, a move often employed by western physicians to benefit from high pay and no income taxes. In 2003, he left the medical profession to run for a seat in the National Assembly representing the Quebec Liberal Party. He was elected MNA for Mont-Royal in the 2003 election and was appointed Minister of Health and Social Services on April 29, 2003. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Mary Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Québec Founded 1642 Established 1832  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1] [2]    - City 185. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A professor giving a lecture The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating the central and peripheral nervous system. ... John James Charest (sha-ræ), PC, LL.B, MNA known as Jean Charest (born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian lawyer and politician from the province of Quebec. ... The Université de Montréal (UdeM) (translated into English commonly as (the) University of Montreal) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Sherbrooke is the name of: a city in Quebec: see Sherbrooke, Quebec a town in Nova Scotia: see Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia a 19th century governor of British North America: see John Coape Sherbrooke This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly is the legislative body of the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... Mont-Royal is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Map of Quebecs ridings and how they voted by percentage. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...

Since taking office, he has proven quite skillful in the handling of his department's public relations and is regarded the most popular minister in the Charest government.^[1] His accomplishments during his tenure have included a $4.2 billion dollar increase in the Quebec health budget, the prohibition of smoking in public places, and a reduction in the number of union local accreditations in the health sector.

Another of his projects that may be realised in the future is the construction of two super-hospitals in the Montreal area, that of University of Montreal and another one from the McGill University. However, planning for these projects has been delayed for various reasons for over eight years (as of 1999) and to date construction has not begun on either super-hospital^[2]. It should be noted that both of these projects were conceived long before Couillard came to power, and in fact Couillard himself has significantly contributed to their delay as he sought to decrease his government's funding of them through the creation of public-private partnerships. The Université de Montréal (UdeM) (translated into English commonly as (the) University of Montreal) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, non-denominational, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

See also

• Politics of Quebec
• Quebec general elections
• Quebec Federalism
• Quebec Liberal Party

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References

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External links

• National Assembly biography