Martin Coiteux | |
Birth Date: | 5 February 1962 |
Birth Place: | Sorel, Quebec |
Party: | Quebec Liberal Party |
Profession: | Economist |
Office1: | Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Nelligan |
Term Start1: | April 23, 2014 |
Term End1: | August 29, 2018 |
Predecessor1: | Yolande James |
Successor1: | Monsef Derraji |
Office2: | Minister of Municipal Affairs |
Term Start2: | January 28, 2016 |
Premier2: | Philippe Couillard |
Term End2: | October 18, 2018 |
Predecessor2: | Pierre Moreau |
Successor2: | Andrée Laforest |
Office3: | Minister of Public Safety |
Premier3: | Philippe Couillard |
Term Start3: | January 28, 2016 |
Term End3: | October 18, 2018 |
Predecessor3: | Lise Thériault |
Successor3: | Geneviève Guilbault |
Office4: | Minister Responsible for Montreal |
Premier4: | Philippe Couillard |
Term Start4: | January 28, 2016 |
Term End4: | October 18, 2018 |
Predecessor4: | Robert Poëti |
Successor4: | Chantal Rouleau |
Office5: | President of the Treasury Board |
Premier5: | Philippe Couillard |
Term Start5: | April 23, 2014 |
Term End5: | January 28, 2016 |
Predecessor5: | Stéphane Bédard |
Successor5: | Sam Hamad |
Martin Coiteux (in French pronounced as /maʁtɛ̃ kwatø/) is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election, representing the electoral district of Nelligan as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. While in office, he was made minister and a member of the Cabinet of Premier of Quebec Philippe Couillard.[1] He did not run for re-election in 2018 election.
Before entering politics, Coiteux taught economics and international business at HEC Montreal for 20 years.[2] In 2023, he returned to HEC Montreal as associate professor of international business.[3]
Coiteux has also worked as a senior economist with the Bank of Canada.[4]
He holds a BSc in economics from the University of Sherbrooke, a master's in economics from Queens University, and a PhD in international economics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, in Geneva.
From 2014 to 2016 he served as President of the Treasury Board and since 2016 as Minister of Public Safety, Municipalities and responsible for Montreal.
On January 17, 2019, la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced the nomination of Martin Coiteux as the institution's chief economist.[5]