Charles Milliard

Charles Milliard
Charles Milliard in 2024
President of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
In office
December 19, 2019 – June 11, 2024
Personal details
Born1979 (age 45–46)
Lévis
PartyLiberal Party of Quebec

Charles Milliard (born 1979) is a Canadian politician, pharmacist and manager[1] He was president of the Fédération des Chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ) before running in the 2025 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election.[2]

Biography

Charles Milliard was born in Lévis in the Chaudière-Appalaches region to a carpenter-joiner father and a French teacher mother, both from Kamouraska in the Bas-Saint-Laurent.[3]

Education

Charles Milliard holds a bachelor's degree in pharmacy and a certificate in economics from Laval University, obtained in 2002.[4] He continued his studies and obtained a postgraduate certificate in management in 2005 and completed an MBA in business administration at HEC Montréal in 2007.[4]

Professional career

From 2003 until 2016, Charles Milliard held several positions within Uniprix, a chain of drugstores, before becoming its Executive Vice-President in 2013.[1][4]

Between 2017 and 2019, he held various positions as vice-president of the public relations firm National Public Relations. He was then responsible for provincial, national and international mandates related to the health sector.[1][4]

In 2019, Charles Milliard became président-directeur général of the Fédération des Chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ) before announcing his resignation in June 2024.[5] In 2025, Bishops's University announced the appointment of Charles Milliard as Executive in Residence at the Williams School of Business (WSB) for the Fall 2025 term. [6]

Political career

Involved with the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998, Milliard was invited to run in the federal by-election in the riding of LaSalle–Émard–Verdun by Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party of Canada in 2024.[7] He refused this invitation and officially entered the race for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party in the 2025 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election.[8] He stood against former Canadian federal Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez, Marc Bélanger, Karl Blackburn and Mario Roy. His platform focuses on issues of economy, education,[9] health and transportation.[10] He was defeated by Rodriguez with a narrow margin of 52% to 48%.[11] After his resignation in December 2025, Milliard was reported as a possible candidate in the 2026 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Vallières, Martin (2024-05-17). "Dix questions à… Charles Milliard: Être le motivateur en chef". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  2. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (2025-01-13). "La course à la direction du PLQ est officiellement lancée". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  3. ^ Benessaieh, Karim (2025-01-13). "Direction du PLQ: Bachand avec Milliard, Beauchemin appuie Rodriguez". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  4. ^ a b c d "Nomination de Charles Milliard – Note biographique - Secrétariat aux emplois supérieurs". Secrétariat aux emplois supérieurs (in Canadian French). 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  5. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Économie- (2024-06-12). "Fédération des Chambres de commerce du Québec : Charles Milliard quitte son poste". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  6. ^ https://www.ubishops.ca/bishops-university-welcomes-charles-milliard-as-executive-in-residence/
  7. ^ Laberge, Thomas (2024-08-13). "Le PLC avait courtisé Charles Milliard, qui a « considéré » puis « refusé »". Le Devoir (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  8. ^ Leclerc, Marc-André (2025-01-15). "Charles Milliard remporte la première manche". Le Journal de Québec (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  9. ^ Larin, Vincent (2024-10-21). "Course à la direction du PLQ: Charles Milliard réclame un ordre des enseignants". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  10. ^ Carmichael, Simon (2024-09-30). "Charles Milliard veut une discussion sur le troisième lien". Le Soleil (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  11. ^ "Pablo Rodriguez, chef du PLQ | «Charles Milliard a été la grande révélation de cette campagne»". 98.5 Montréal (in Canadian French). 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  12. ^ Lachance, Nicolas. "Crise au PLQ: des militants cherchent déjà un sauveur pour remplacer Pablo Rodriguez".
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