About Claude Forget
Born 1936. Claude Forget is a Canadian politician.
Claude E. Forget, (born May 28, 1936) is a Canadian economist and former politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Forget holds a master's degree in public finances from the London School of Economics as well as a bachelor's degree in economics. He was also admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1959. He was a teacher in economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal for three years.
In 1973, he was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec from the riding of Saint-Laurent. A Liberal, he was the Minister of Social Affairs from 1973 to 1976 in the cabinet of Robert Bourassa. He was re-elected in 1976 and 1981. He resigned on November 17, 1981.
Has been quoted as saying, "Our political system itself reaches a position of equilibrium by generating such dysfunctional incentives."
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Canadian politician and economist (born 1936)
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Claude Forget was born on 28 May 1936 in Montreal.
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