Claude Castonguay

The Honourable Claude Castonguay (born May 8, 1929) is a Canadian politician, educator and businessman.

Born in Québec, Quebec, the son of Émile Castonguay and Jeanne Gauvin, he studied at Laval University and studied actuary science at the University of Manitoba.

He taught at Laval University from 1951 until 1957. He was elected in 1970 to the National Assembly of Quebec and was Minister of Health, Family and Social Welfare. He did not run in 1973. In 1978 he was the President of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. From 1982 until 1989 he was the chief executive officer of the Laurentian Bank of Canada. From 1989 to 1990 he was the chairman of the Conference Board of Canada . He was the Chancellor of the University of Montreal from 1986 until 1990.

He was appointed to the Senate, representing the senatorial division of Stadacona, Quebec, on September 23, 1990 and resigned on December 9, 1992. He sat as a Progressive Conservative.

Honours

• In 1974 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
• In 1991 he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
• He has received Honourary Doctor of Laws from Bishop's University, McGill University, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, Laurentian University, Concordia University, University of Western Ontario and York University.

References

• "Claude CASTONGUAY (in French)." Assemblée nationale du Québec. Accessed on April 8, 2005.