predecessor birth_place party profession office term_start spouse article_title name
michel audet saint-constant , quebec quebec liberal party banking and finance mna for laporte april 25 , 2007 réjean lefebvre nicole ménard
 nicole menard
nicole ménard

nicole ménard -lrb- born in saint-constant , quebec -rrb- is a quebec politician .
she is the current member of the national assembly of quebec for the riding of laporte in the montérégie region .
she is a member of the quebec liberal party and the current minister of tourism .
she studied at the École des hautes études commerciales de montréal and the `` centre international de recherches et d'études en management '' in business administration and strategic management before taking an advanced executive program at northwestern university in chicago .
menard has worked at the bank of montreal since 1967 and was the director of the bank 's regional division in montreal north .
she has been the vice-president of the bank since 1995 .
she has headed several foundations and received several awards for her work .
menard was elected as mna member for laporte replacing former finance minister michel audet , who did not seek a re-election in the 2007 .
she was named parliamentary secretary to the minister of economic development , innovation and export trade , portfolios currently held by raymond bachand .
she was also parliamentary secretary to the minister of tourism and , following the 2008 election , she was promoted to bachand 's position in the cabinet .
