12 Notable alumni of University of Quebec at Chicoutimi
Updated: June 11, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Quebec at Chicoutimi is ranked #1,398 in the world and #38 in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from University of Quebec at Chicoutimi sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Quebec at Chicoutimi won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Denis Trottier
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Denis Trottier is a Quebec politician and teacher. He was previously a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Roberval in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, losing to Premier Philippe Couillard in the 2014 general election. He represented the Parti Québécois.
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2. Ghislain Harvey
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Ghislain Harvey was a member of the Quebec Provincial Parliament from 1973 to 1976.
3. Carolle Brabant
executive
Carolle Brabant CM is the former executive director of Telefilm Canada. Brabant was named to the position by Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore in March 2010. She was succeeded by Jean-Claude Mahé in March 2018.
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4. Marie-Andrée Gill
1986-. (aged 40)
poet
writer
film director
Marie-Andrée Gill is a Canadian poet from the community of Mashteuiatsh, in the Saguenay region, in Quebec, Canada.
5. Christian Genest
1957-. (aged 69)
university teacher
mathematician
statistician
Christian Genest is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McGill University (Montréal, Canada), where he held a Canada Research Chair between 2011 and 2015. He is the author of numerous research papers in multivariate analysis, nonparametric statistics, extreme-value theory, and multiple-criteria decision analysis.
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6. Karoline Georges
1970-. (aged 56)
writer
novelist
artist
screenwriter
Karoline Georges is a Canadian writer and multidisciplinary artist from Quebec, whose novel De synthèse won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.
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7. Patrick Bouchard
1974-. (aged 52)
film director
screenwriter
Patrick Bouchard is a Canadian animator. A graduate of the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, he made his first animated film Jean Leviériste while attending that institution.
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8. Sylvain Gaudreault
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Sylvain Gaudreault is a Canadian politician and teacher. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Jonquière in the city of Saguenay from 2007 to 2022. He represented the Parti Québécois. On May 6, 2016, the party caucus chose him as interim leader following the resignation of PQ leader Pierre Karl Péladeau.
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9. Michel Gauthier
1950-2020 (aged 70)
academic administrator
journalist
teacher
politician
Michel Gauthier was a Canadian politician, who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 1996 to 1997. As the party was the Official Opposition during the 35th Parliament of Canada, this made Gauthier the Leader of the Opposition during his tenure as party leader. He later recanted his sovereignist views when he joined the Conservative Party two years before...
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10. Monique F. Leroux
1954-. (aged 72)
board member
Monique Forget Leroux CC OQ is a Canadian businesswoman. From 2008 to 2016, she was chair of the board and chief executive officer of Desjardins Group.
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11. Jean-Pierre Blackburn
1948-. (aged 78)
community college teacher
ambassador
politician
administrator
manager
Jean-Pierre Blackburn, PC is a Canadian politician and diplomat. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Jonquière—Alma from 2006 to 2011; earlier, he was the Progressive Conservative MP for Jonquière from 1984 to 1993.
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12. Josée Néron
businessperson
politician
Josée Néron is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Saguenay, Quebec in the 2017 municipal election. She is the second mayor, and the first female mayor, of the city since the municipal amalgamation in 2002.
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