Famous People with Name Couillard

Philippe Couillard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philippe Couillard: was a politician, and former university professor and neurosurgeon in Quebec, Canada. Until June 25, 2008, he served as the Quebec Minister for Health and Social Services in the government of Jean Charest. Couillard holds a medical degree and a certification in neurosurgery from the Université de Montréal. He was the head of the department of neurosurgery at St-Luc hospital from 1989 to 1992 and again at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke from 1996 to 2003. From 1992 to 1996, he practised in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In 2003, he left the medical profession to run for a seat in the National Assembly representing the Quebec Liberal Party. He was elected MNA for Mont-Royal in the 2003 election and was appointed Minister of Health and Social Services on April 29, 2003.

Antoine-Gaspard Couillard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Antoine-Gaspard Couillard: was a seigneur, physician and political figure in Lower Canada. Couillard was a member of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. He was a justice of the peace and was named to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada in 1832. He was named registrar for Saint-Thomas district in 1842 and for L'Islet County in 1844.

Joseph-François Couillard-Després            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph-François Couillard-Després: was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Devon in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1814 to 1820 and 1824 to 1827.