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QUEBEC For the first time in Quebec history, a prominent Indigenous community leader has been named chairperson of a Quebec crown corporation.
The Quebec cabinet Wednesday named Konrad Sioui, former Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendat Nation, chair of Quebec’s automobile insurance board, the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).
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One of the best known Indigenous leaders in Quebec and Canada and a veteran diplomat, Sioui served as head of the Huron-Wendat nation in the Quebec City region since 2008. In October he was defeated in an election by Rémy Vincent.