About Élaine Zakaïb
Lived 1959 – 2018 (aged 59). Élaine Zakaïb was a Canadian politician.
Élaine Zakaïb (July 9, 1959 – October 1, 2018) was a Canadian politician. She was member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Richelieu, first elected in the 2012 election and re-elected in 2014.
Zakaïb was Minister Delegate for Industrial Policy and the Quebec Economic Development Bank in the government of Pauline Marois.
Born in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec on July 9, 1959, Zakaïb was an associate at Feldman & Associés from 1984 to 1992, and a lawyer for the Jacob clothing retailer in 1987.
On September 29, 2014, she resigned her seat to return to the Jacob women's clothing retailer as chief of restructuring and vice-president of strategy.
Zakaïb died on October 1, 2018, of brain cancer.
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Canadian politician (1959–2018)
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Élaine Zakaïb was born on 9 July 1959 in Sorel.
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Élaine Zakaïb died on 1 October 2018 in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel.
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