Claude Blanchet is a Canadian financier who served as the CEO of Quebec's Union Funds (Fonds de solidarité de la Fédération des Travailleurs du Québec) and CEO of société générale de financement

Société générale de financement

The Société générale de financement is a holding company owned by the Government of Quebec. Its mission is to attract investment to Quebec by investing in other companies....

, a government owned holding.

He started his financial career as the right arm of financial mogul Robert Campeau

Robert Campeau

Robert Campeau is a Canadian financier and real estate developer.-Early years:His formal education ended in grade eight, at the age of 14. He talked himself into jobs at Inco as a general labourer, carpenter and machinist. In 1949 he entered the residential end of the construction business...

, serving in the Ottawa region. In his early 30s, Blanchet now with financial independence started to serve in public - labour organizations.

He is married to Pauline Marois

Pauline Marois

Pauline Marois is the current leader of the Parti Québécois in the province of Quebec, since June 27, 2007 and current Leader of the Official Opposition of the National Assembly of Quebec, representing the riding of Charlevoix...

, the leader of the Parti Québécois

Parti Québécois

The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

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