Norman MACMILLAN
Member for Papineau
Québec Liberal Party
Minister for Transport
Minister responsible for the Outaouais region
Born in Buckingham on December 14, 1947
Married to Marie-Laure Chénier and the father of two children, Martin and Kim
Education
École Saint-Michel, Buckingham (1952-1965)
Saint-Laurent School, Cornwall (1966-1967)
Professional experience
Insurance agent, The Metropolitan Insurance Company (1969)
Insurance agent, Lawrence Raby Insurance Company (1969-1972)
Hotel owner (1972-1983)
Co-owner, Norm MacMillan Inc., a company operating a hotel business (1983-2003)
Community and political activities
Member, Buckingham's Chevaliers de Colomb, since 1968
Member, Buckingham Lions Club, since 1969
QLP member since 1980
Councillor, Buckingham
Chair, Economic Development Committee
Chair, comités intermunicipaux de la Commission de police
Member, Commission pour l'assainissement des eaux, Buckingham
4th degree Member, Abbé-Alexis-Louis-Mangin Assembly, since 1989
Founding president, Sports Gala of the Chevaliers de Colomb
Founding president, Les Castors de Buckingham hockey club Québec Junior A League
President of the 2002 fund-raising campaign for the CHSLD of Papineau
Political, parliamentary and ministerial functions
Elected as Member for Papineau in the by-election held on May 29, 1989
Member, Committee on Labour and the Economy, June 6 to August 9, 1989
Reelected as Member for Papineau in the general election held on September 25, 1989
Assistant Government Whip, November 29, 1989 to July 24, 1994
Substitute member, Office of the National Assembly, March 28, 1990 to July 24, 1994
Vice-chair, Québec Section, Eastern Regional Conference of the Council of State Governments (ERC/CSG)
Reelected as Member for Papineau in the general election held on September 12, 1994
Member, Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, September 1994 to April 10, 1997
Substitute member, Office of the National Assembly, December 2, 1994 to February 2, 1995
Member, Office of the National Assembly, February 2, 1995 to April 15, 1997
Official Opposition critic for sports and recreation
Assistant Official Opposition Whip, April 10, 1997 to October 28, 1998
Substitute member, Office of the National Assembly, June 3, 1997 to October 1998
Reelected as Member for Papineau in the general election held on November 30, 1998
Assistant Official Opposition Whip, December 9, 1998 to March 12, 2003
Substitute member, Office of the National Assembly, March 24, 1999 to March 12, 2003
Member, Québec Section, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) until March 12, 2003
Vice-chair, Delegation of the National Assembly for Relations with the United States (DANREU), Council of State Governments (CSG) until March 12, 2003
Official Opposition critic for sports, recreation and outdoor activies October 19, 2000 to March 12, 2003
Reelected as Member for Papineau in the general election held on April 14, 2003
Chair of the Government Caucus from April 29, 2003 to February 18, 2005
Substitute member, Office of the National Assembly, June 10, 2003 to February 21, 2007
Member, Comité ministériel à la décentralisation et aux régions, October 7, 2004 to April 18, 2007
Chief Government Whip, February 18, 2005 to February 21, 2007
Member, Committee on the National Assembly, February 18, 2005 to February 21, 2007
Member, Subcommittee on Parliamentary Reform, February 18, 2005 to February 21, 2007
Member, Comité ministériel de la prospérité économique et du développement durable, February 18, 2005 to April 18, 2007
Member, Comité ministériel du développement social, éducatif et culturel, February 18, 2005 to April 18, 2007
Reelected as Member for Papineau in the general election held on March 26, 2007
Chief Government Whip, April 4, 2007 to November 5, 2008
Member, Comité ministériel du développement social, éducatif et culturel, April 18, 2007 to December 18, 2008
Member, Comité ministériel de la prospérité économique et du développement durable, April 18, 2007 to December 18, 2008
Member, Comité ministériel au développement des régions, April 18, 2007 to December 18, 2008
Member, Committee on the National Assembly, April 4, 2007 to November 5, 2008
Substitute member, Office of the National Assembly, May 15, 2007 to November 5, 2008
Chair of the Government Caucus, September 10, 2008 to October 21, 2008
Reelected as Member for Papineau in the general election held on December 8, 2008
Minister for Transport since December 18, 2008
Minister responsible for the Outaouais region since December 18, 2008
Member, Comité ministériel du développement des régions et de l'occupation du territoire, since January 15, 2009
Member, Comité ministériel de la prospérité économique et du développement durable, since January 15, 2009