Pierre Blais | |
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| Chairman of theSecurity Intelligence Review Committee | |
| In office May 1, 2015 – July 19, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Deborah Grey (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Marie Deschamps(as Chair of theNSIRA) |
| 2ndChief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal | |
| In office September 22, 2009 – June 23, 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | Michaëlle Jean |
| Preceded by | John D. Richard |
| Succeeded by | Karen Sharlow |
| President of the Privy Council | |
| In office June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kim Campbell |
| Preceded by | Joe Clark |
| Succeeded by | Marcel Massé |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office January 4, 1993 – November 3, 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney Kim Campbell |
| Preceded by | Kim Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Allan Rock |
| Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs | |
| In office February 23, 1990 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Bernard Valcourt (1989) |
| Succeeded by | Pierre H. Vincent |
| Solicitor General of Canada | |
| In office January 30, 1989 – February 22, 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | James Kelleher (1988) |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Cadieux |
| Member of Parliament forBellechasse | |
| In office September 4, 1984 – October 25, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Garant |
| Succeeded by | François Langlois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1948 Berthier-sur-Mer,Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | Laval University |
Pierre BlaisPC (born December 30, 1948) is aCanadianjurist and former politician andCabinet minister.[1] He also served as the Chief Justice of theFederal Court of Appeal until his retirement in June 2014.[2]
On May 1, 2015, Blais was appointed as chairman of theSecurity Intelligence Review Committee by Prime MinisterStephen Harper, replacing Interim ChairDeborah Grey who was stepping down from the Committee.[3] The SIRC was dissolved on July 19, 2019, with the creation of theNational Security and Intelligence Review Agency. Blais served as a member of the NSIRA until his term expired on May 1, 2020.
Blais holds both aBA (1968) and an LLL (1976) fromLaval University.[1]
Blais entered theHouse of Commons of Canada as theProgressive ConservativeMember of Parliament (MP) forBellechasse, Quebec through the1984 election.
In 1987,Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney appointed Blais to Cabinet asMinister of State for agriculture.[2] Two years later, he was promoted to the position ofSolicitor-General.[2] In 1990, he became Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and, in 1993, was appointed by Mulroney to the position ofMinister of Justice.[2]
Blais retained this position, and added the position ofPresident of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada whenKim Campbell succeeded Mulroney as PC leader and prime minister.[2]
Blais's political career came to an end when he was defeated, along with the Campbell government, in the1993 election.
A member of both theQuebec andOntario bar, Blais was appointed a Justice of theFederal Court of Canada, Trial Division, anex officio member of theCourt of Appeal and Judge of theCourt Martial Appeal Court of Canada in June 1998.
Through 2004, Blais presided over hearings related toHolocaust denierErnst Zündel's detention under a National Security Certificate. In February 2005, he ruled that the security certificate was valid and that the government could deport Zundel immediately.
On February 20, 2008, Blais was appointed to theFederal Court of Appeal. On September 9, 2009, he was appointedchief justice of the Federal Court of Appeal.[4]
Blais retired as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal effective June 23, 2014.[5]
| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Bellechasse 1984–1993 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Solicitor General of Canada 1989–1990 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs 1990–1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Justice 1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Privy Council 1993 | Succeeded by |
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