Jacques Saada

The Honourable Jacques Saada PC
Member of Parliament forBrossard—La Prairie
In office 2 June 1997 – 23 January 2006
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Marcel Lussier
Personal details
Born	22 November 1947 (75 years old) Tunis,Tunisia
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Brossard,Quebec,Canada
Profession	Teacher, businessman

Jacques Saada,PC(Arabic:جاك سعادة;born 22 November 1947) is aCanadianpolitician and formercabinetminister.

Saada is a teacher and linguist by profession and wasChief Executive Officerof a translation firm, a consultant and a lecturer in translation prior to entering politics.

He was first elected to theHouse of Commons of Canadaas aLiberalMember of Parliament(MP) from theQuebecridingofBrossard—La Prairiein the1997 federal election.He served as Deputy GovernmentWhipfrom 2001 to 2003. WhenPaul MartinbecamePrime Minister of Canadaon 12 December 2003, he had Saada appointed as aprivy councillor(giving him the prenominal "The Honourable" and the postnominal "PC" for life) and to the Cabinet as Minister Responsible for Democratic Reform andGovernment House Leader.

Following the2004 electionwith the election of a Liberalminority government,Saada was transferred to the positions ofMinister for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of QuebecandMinister responsible for La Francophonie.

Saada was born inTunis,the main city ofTunisia,to aJewishfamily. In the2004 electionhis campaign was the target ofanti-Semiticgraffiti, letters, and phone calls.

Saada was defeated in the2006 election,losing his seat in Brossard—La Prairie toBloc QuébécoiscandidateMarcel Lussier.His former constituency assistant,Alexandra Mendès,defeated Lussier in the2008 election.

He was the Quebec Chair for the Rae campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party. In September 2007, Saada was named president and chief executive officer of the Quebec Aerospace Association (AQA). He resigned from that position in December 2011.

Electoral record (partial)

2000 Canadian federal election:Brossard—La Prairie
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jacques Saada	26,806	52.69	–	$63,331
	Bloc Québécois	Nicolas Tétrault	16,758	32.94		$66,058
	Alliance	Richard Bélisle	2,973	5.84		$8,956
	Progressive Conservative	Sylvain St-Louis	2,783	5.47		$50
	New Democratic	Clémence Provencher	852	1.67		none listed
	Natural Law	Sylvia Larrass	528	1.04		none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Normand Chouinard	172	0.34		$10
Total valid votes/expenditures limit			50,872	100.00		$69,269
Total rejected ballots			1,067
Turnout			51,939	66.13
Electors on the lists			78,535
Sources:Official Results, Elections CanadaandFinancial Returns, Elections Canada.

External links

• Jacques Saada – Parliament of Canada biography
• Background
• Statement in the Canadian Parliament, 9 April 2002
• Quebec Aerospace Association