Premier Jean Charest shuffled his cabinet Wednesday, one day after his second-in-command, Nathalie Normandeau, announced she would be leaving politics.

The changes:

  • Line Beauchamp is the new Deputy Premier. She also retains her role as Education Minister
  • Sam Hamad loses the Transportation portfolio and becomes Economic Development Minister
  • Pierre Moreau, MNA for Chateauguay, is the new Tranportation Minister
  • Yves Bolduc, currently Health Minister, will also be Minister for Lower St. Lawrence, Gaspe, and Iles de la Madeleine
  • Clement Gignac is the new Natural Resources Minister and Minister reponsible for the Plan Nord
  • Yvon Vallieres is Minister for the Francophonie, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Democratic Reform