Pierre
Moreau
Pierre Moreau is Bélanger Sauvé’s Managing Partner since February 11, 2019.
He obtained his law degree from Université Laval in 1980 and has practised public and administrative law since his call to the Barreau du Québec in 1982. He also taught public and administrative law at the Barreau du Québec’s École de formation professionnelle from 1996 to 2003.
He entered the political arena in 2003 when he was elected MNA for Marguerite-D’Youville. He was then re-elected in 2008, 2012 and 2014 as MNA for Châteauguay. He successively served as Chief Government Whip, Minister responsible for the Reform of Democratic Institutions and Access to Information and Minister responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs and the Canadian Francophonie, Minister of Transport, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Acting Minister of Public Security, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Government Administration and Ongoing Program Review and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.
Services
- Access to information and protection of personal information
- Contracting by public bodies
- Judicial review of government actions
- Contracting by municipal bodies
- Environment
- Expropriation
- Judicial review of municipal bodies
- Municipal ethics and professional conduct
- Municipal liability
- Municipal organization and procedures
- Municipal taxation
- Property assessment
- Protection of agricultural land
- Urban planning and development
Training
Barreau du Québec
LL.B.
Typical Mandates
1982 – 1991: Lawyer in private practice, public and administrative law
1991 – 2003: Partner, Bélanger Sauvé
2003 – 2007: MNA for Marguerite-D’Youville
2003 – 2005: Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General
2005 – 2007: Parliamentary Assistant to the Chair of the Conseil du trésor and Minister responsible for Government Administration
2007: Chief of Staff for the Government House Leader
2007 – 2008: Chief of Staff for the Minister of Justice and Public Security
2008 – 2018: MNA for Châteauguay
2008 – 2011: Chief Government Whip
February – September 2011: Minister responsible for the Reform of Democratic Institutions and Access to Information and Minister responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs and the Canadian Francophonie
September 2011 – September 2012: Minister of Transportation
April 2013 – March 2014: Official Opposition House Leader
April 2014 – January 2016: Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
October 2015 – January 2016: Acting Minister of Public Security
February 2016 – January 2017: Minister for Finance
January – October 2017: President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Government Administration and Ongoing Program Review
October 2017 – October 2018: Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
February 2019 – present: Managing Partner, Bélanger Sauvé
Publications
Reform of the Charter of the French language: what impact on municipalities?
Transfer duties: a Belanger Sauvé partner publishes the sixth edition of his indispensable reference...
Democracy or the right of citizens to acquire political power through judicial remedies
