Christian Paradis
Director
A member of the Quebec Bar since 1997 and recognized as results-oriented, Christian Paradis was Federal Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L'Érable from 2006 to 2015 and Federal Minister, from 2008 to 2015, of Public Works and Government Services, Natural Resources, Industry and International Development and the Francophonie.
During his years in government, he left his mark on important issues in Canada. He has worked closely with stakeholders in the agri-food, energy and mining, telecommunications, aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical and investment sectors. Internationally, he has demonstrated leadership in the development and advancement of blended finance for international development and has significantly reformed the federal government's policy towards civil society.
Before his years in government, he practiced law for 9 years with a specialization in corporate law.
Having not sought a fourth mandate, Christian Paradis joined the multinational GardaWorld for 4 years, as Senior Vice-President, Strategic Development, Protective Services. During his mandate, he worked closely with the police sector and police services boards across Canada, the military sector as well as with Indigenous communities. He collaborated at a very high level within the International League of Surveillance Societies.
Currently a senior advisor and board member, he founded the firm Paradis Solutions et Associés which focuses on business and corporate development and of which he is currently president.
He graduated from the University of Sherbrooke in civil law and holds a graduate degree in business law from Laval University.
Christian Paradis has been a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada since 2007. He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).