2008 – Me John Ciaccia

Mtre. Ciaccia graduated from the Barreau du Québec in 1957 after studying law at McGill University.

.Mtre. John Ciaccia began his career as a lawyer in private practice. He has acted as a consultant to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and responsible for the program concerning the Indians and Eskimos of Canada. This led Mtre Ciaccia to become assistant deputy minister of this ministry.

· With this experience in the federal government, Mtre. John Ciaccia was elected to the National Assembly in 1971. In 1975, Mtre. Ciaccia responded to Prime Minister Robert Bourassa's urgent appeal to represent him during the negotiation of the Convention of James Bay and Northern Quebec in 1975. Re-elected from 1976 to 1994 for six (6)consecutive terms, Mtre. John Ciaccia joined Prime Minister Robert Bourassa's office in 1985 as Minister of Energy and Resources.

Mtre. Ciaccia was then entrusted with numerous ministries by Prime Ministers Robert Bourassa and Daniel Johnson. He notably acted as Minister for Indigenous Affairs, a position that plunged him into the heart of the Oka crisis of 1990. During his illustrious career, Mtre John Ciaccia held the positions of Minister of International Affairs and Minister of International Affairs, Immigration and Cultural Communities, positions in which he cultivated direct relations with both governments and businesses.