Prime Minister announces appointment to the Senate

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, has agreed to summon Michael M. Fortier of Québec to the Senate.

The appointment is effective immediately.

A biography follows.

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Michael Fortier is a financier and lawyer in Montreal, Quebec.

As a partner at Ogilvy Renault, he specialized in securities, mergers and acquisitions. From 1992 to 1996, he managed Ogilvy Renault’s office in London, England. In 1999, he became the Managing Director and Senior Advisor (Eastern Canada) at Crédit Suisse First Boston. In 2004, Mr. Fortier became Corporate Financing Director (Quebec) for TD Securities.

Mr. Fortier has been involved in politics for many years. He was a candidate in Laval West, Quebec, in 2000. Mr. Fortier was co-chair of Mr. Harper’s leadership campaign for the new Conservative Party of Canada in 2003, and during the last election, he was co-chair of the national campaign.

Mr. Fortier is married and has five children.

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