Eric Girard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Groulx as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the current Minister of Finance. He worked as a senior manager with the National Bank of Canada for over 20 years. Girard was recruited as a star candidate to run for the Conservative Party of Canada in the Montreal riding of Lac-Saint-Louis for the 2015 federal election. He finished a distant second to Liberal incumbent Francis Scarpaleggia. In 2018, he was elected as the Coalition Avenir Québec MNA in the suburban Montreal riding of Groulx. Electoral record Federal Lac-Saint-Louis Provincial Groulx Cabinet posts References 1966 births Living people Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs Finance ministers of Quebec Members of the Executive Council of Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians People from Laurentides People from Sept-Îles, Quebec Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons