Prior to his political career, he was the President and CEO of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and held key positions in the financial sector.
In 1955, he obtained a licence in commercial sciences and pursued administrative studies at the École des hautes études commerciales de Paris.
Additionally, he was a board member of several major companies, including Ouimet-Cordon Bleu, Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec, Groupe Transcontinental GTC, Provigo, and HEC Montréal.
He entered politics in 1994, being elected as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Parti Québécois in the riding of Crémazie (provincial electoral district).
Following a cabinet reshuffle, he was named Minister of Transport (Quebec), a role he held until January 25, 1996, when he resigned from his ministerial position.