Jean-Yves Duclos

Jean-Yves Duclos PC MP FRSC (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ iv dyklo]; born 1965) is a Canadian economist and politician who has served as Minister of Public Services and Procurement since July 26, 2023.

Ousting incumbent NDP MP Annick Paillon by exactly 1000 votes, Duclos became the first Liberal elected to represent this riding since Gilles Lamontagne, who left office in 1984.

In 2019, Duclos faced stiff competition from former Bloc MP Christiane Gagnon who represented the district for six terms between 1993 and 2011.

This made him a prominent figure in Canadian government response to the pandemic, which he supported an end to most generalized public health restrictions, such as face mask mandates until the emergence of fourth COVID-19 wave due to the highly transmissible Deltacron hybrid variant, a pre-dominant strain in the country that is combined of Delta and Omicron variants, started from July 2021 to the end of April 2022.

[citation needed] At the cabinet shuffle on July 26, 2023, Duclos appointed Minister of Public Services and Procurement and through that position became Receiver General for Canada ex officio.