• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Summa Cum Laude)
  University of Montréal (Jean-de-Brébeuf College)
• Licence in Law (LL.L.), University of Montreal
• Lomer Gouin Award - Excellence in Civil Law
  Lord Reading Society Award - Excellence in Civil Procedure

1964



1968

• Member of the Quebec Bar

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law, Faculté internationale de Droit comparé, Strasbourg (France)
  Received a scholarship from the faculty

• Master in Administrative Law (L.L.M.), University of Sheffield (England)
  Thesis: " The disciplinary powers within the Canadian, American, French and British public service", Rotary International Fellowship

1970

1969

• Master of Philosophy, Constitutional Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
  

1971

• President of the Fédération des associations générales des étudiants des collèges classiques du Québec

• President of the "mouvement laïque" 

• President of the provisional committee of l'Union générale des étudiants du Québec

• Canadian delegate to the World Youth Assembly

• Special Assistant to the Honourable Jean Marchand, P.C., Minister of Regional Economic Development, Minister of Transport

Pin of the campaign for the status of French in Aeronautics, 1976

• Vice-President of the Liberal Party of Canada (Québec)

• Member of Parliament for the riding of Maisonneuve Rosemont

• Vice-President of the Public Accounts Committee (Special mention in the Auditor General's Annual Report)

• Undertook legal proceedings against the Canadian government for the recognition of the status and the use of French in aeronautics.

• Candidate for Mayorship of Montréal with the Groupe d'Action Municipale (GAM)

• Re-elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Hochelaga- Maisonneuve

• Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board of Canada

Serge Joyal, MP for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the House of Commons, during  debate on the patriation of the Canadian constitution in 1981.

• Co-chair of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on the Patriation of the Constitution of Canada and the entrenchment of a Charter of rights and freedoms

The Right Honourable Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Serge Joyal, MP, 1980.

Pin of the Referendum of 1980

The Hon. Serge Joyal P.C., Secretary of State and President Habib Bourguiba, of the Republic of Tunisia during an official visit in 1982.

• Sponsored the resolution creating the Senate and the House of Commons joint committee on Official Languages

• Minister of State in the cabinet of the Right Honourable Pierre E. Trudeau

• Secretary of State for Canada

• As Secretary of State, established and financed the first network of Centers of Excellence in the Canadian Universities

1984

• Minister responsible for the Status of Handicapped persons

• Published "The Constitution - 1982"   Canada to commemorate the patriation of the Canadian Constitution

• President of the Policy Committee for the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec). Reelected at the Biennial Conventions of 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997  and 1999

Pins at the Quebec Referendum 1995 campaign, for the  no   to separation

• Vice-President of the Africa-Canada Chamber of Commerce

• Co-chair of the Regional Debate during Liberal Party leadership convention
  
  
  Liberal Party leadership congress held in Calgary June 23 1990 where the Honourable Jean Chretien was elected Leader of the Party.  He is surrounded by his wife, Mrs Aline Chrétien, his daughter, France, and the Honourable Serge Joyal, c.p.

• Co-chair of the Regional Debates during the Liberal Party leadership convention

• Monitored the drafting of the resolutions from the Policy Committee for the 16 biennial conventions of the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec) and the Liberal Party of Canada

• Member of the Electoral Commission for the Liberal Party of Canada (Québec) for the federal elections of 1984, 1988, 1993, 1997 and 2000 (forthcoming)

• Sworn to the Senate of Canada

• Member of two permanent Senate Committees

  • Legal and Constitutional Affairs
    Mandate - The Committee has a mandate to examine legislation and matters relating to legal and constitutional matters generally, including: federal-provincial relations; the administration of justice, law reform and all related matters; the judiciary; all essentially juridical matters; and private bills

  • Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders
    Examines, on its own initiative, the rules of the Senate to propose, from time to time, amendments to the rules for consideration by the Senate; upon reference from the Senate, to examine and, if required, report on any question of privilege; and to consider the orders and customs of the Senate and privileges of Parliament
     

• President of the Standing Committee of Conflict of Interests for Senators since July 2005.
   

• Numerous interventions to raise funds for the restoration of historical Churches in the dioceses of Montreal, in co-operation with the Committee on Sacred Art, under the direction of Father Claude Turmel.

• Member of the Board of Directors of Héritage-Montréal (a lobby group working for the protection of the urban heritage in Montreal)

• Supported Mr. David Stewart, President of the Macdonald-Stewart Foundation in the establishment of the Decorative Art Museum in the Chateau Dufresne on Sherbrooke Street, Montreal. (riding of Hochelega- Maisonneuve)

• Interventions for the restoration and use of:
  • Tresler House in Dorion as a historical and cultural centre.

• Many public interventions to prevent the destruction of the following sites:

• Prison au Pied du Courant, where the Patriots were jailed and sentenced to death for the 1837-38 Rebellion, Montreal

• The Church of the Chinese community in Montreal's Chinatown which was to be demolished for the construction of the Guy-Favreau complex

• The Grey Nuns Convent on Dorchester Street, Montreal

• Sir Louis-Hyppolyte Lafontaine's residence on Overdale street, Montreal, which was to be demolished for a parking lot

• Monitored the inventory of the works of art of the 56 churches in the diocese of Joliette. Prepared a retrospective exhibition in the Joliette Art Museum, and published a comprehensive article in "Vie des Arts" (Canada's oldest cultural magazine)

• Interventions to support the restoration of the residence of Sir George Etienne Cartier (1814-1873) in Old Montreal

• Restoration of the residence of Antoine Lacombe, 1848 (Joliette) and St. Paul's Church, 1804 (Joliette) and  have them classified as historical monuments (1969 and 1972). Succeeded in having recognized the architectural value of the Bagg house, (1820-) and complex (acquired in 1979) on King Street, Old Montreal, thus saving the buildings from demolition.

• Interventions to convince the Canadian government to purchase the house of Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871), leader of the 1837 rebellion, on Bonsecours St, Old Montreal

• Interventions in conjunction with  the Macdonald-Stewart Foundation for the restoration of the manor of Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) in Limoilou, France

• Collaborates with the police in an investigation to recover paintings stolen from the Quebec Cathedral 10 years earlier

• Gift of the portrait of King George IV (1820-1830) by Sir Thomas Lawrence to the Senate of Canada in memory of the Honourable Jean Marchand P.C., Speaker of the Senate 1980-1984

• Gift of the portrait of King Louis XIV (1638-1715) by the studio of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743) to the Canadiana Fund for Official Residences of the Government of Canada, in honour of the Right Honourable Pierre E. Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. To be placed in the Citadelle in Quebec City

• Concept of the project (with Senator Jerahmiel S. Grafstein,) to establish a "National Portrait Gallery" in the old U.S. Embassy, on Wellington Street in Ottawa:
  Project officially launched 23-01-2001 by the Hon. Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage
   

• Gift of an armchair belonging to Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871) to the Montebello Manor, (Seigneurie de la Petite-Nation,) Parks Canada, Gatineau, Québec

William IV - (1765-1837)
Portrait drawn by Sir Thomas Lawrence, RA (1769-1830). Donated to the Senate of Canada in memory of the late Senator Maurice Lamontagne P.C. (1917-1983).

• Gift of a  portrait of King William IV (1765-1837) by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830) to the Senate of Canada in memory of the late Senator Maurice Lamontagne P.C., (1917-1983)

• Unveiling of the portraits of Kings William IV, and Edward VIII given to the Senate of Canada by the Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C., O.C.

• "...Dispersé dans multiples collections privées, donc peu accessibles, voire peu valorisées, l'oeuvre de l'artisan danois devrait être sauvé par des gestes comme celui du prestigieux collectionneur, le sénateur Serge Joyal, qui se préparerait à faire don au MBA d'une vingtaine de pièce...de Carl Poul Petersen"
  
  By Jérôme Delgado  from La Presse

• Gives 28 paintings for the Aboriginal People's room of the Senate of Canada, including works of art by J.A. Poitras, N. Morisseau, D. Odjig, A. Shilling, A. Saap, D. Garneau, N. McLeod, and others...

• Benefactor of the Ballet Jazz of Montreal

• Founding member of the Musée
  D'Art de Joliette; Vice-President and member of the Board of Directors of the Museum since its creation. Supported the publication of the first catalogue of the Museum. Emeritus Donor of the Museum (numerous donations of Canadian and European art; paintings, sculptures, decorative art, silver collections, etc.)

M. Jean Palardy, historian, receiving a certificate of merit by the Historical Society of Canada from Mr. Serge Joyal, President of the Québec Museums Society, 1975.

Marble bust of Allan Maconochie, 1st Lord of Meadowbank (1748-1816) by the British sculptor Sir Francis L. Chantrey (1781-1842) dated 1812 and donated to the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, 1998.

• Emeritus Director of the Musée d'Art de Joliette, Québec

• First Francophone President of the Québec Museum Society

• Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Museum Association

• Private consultant with many public institutions and private corporations for the collection of International and Canadian works of art

• Great Protector of the Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal (Donations of many Canadian and International works of art exceeding $500,000)

• Published more than 120 monthly auction sale catalogues (Vente aux Enchères) totalling 2,000 Canadian works and 1,200 international works of art annually.

• Trustee of the first Board of Directors of the Canadian Centre for Architecture/ Centre Canadien d'Architecture

• Member of the Founders Circle of the CCA (Gift   of many architectual drawings, prints, photographs and architectual models)

• Emeritus Trustee on the Board of the Canadian Centre for Architecture

• Emeritus Benefactor of the Museum of Civilization in Quebec City; Gift of numerous works of art and various collections (i.e. 3,500 costumes and accessories which is now the core of the Costume Department of the Museum, as well as over 60, 19th century aboriginal artefacts from the Saulteux and Gros Ventres Tribes of western Canada; numerous ethnological artefacts including the original plaster model for a monument of "l'Homme Fort Canadien Louis Cyr (1863-1912)."
  (see Catalogue of the Museum Collections).

1998 exhibition in the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Québec city, of Fashion designs by 10 Canadian designers inspired by some of the 3500 costumes donated in 1987.

• Published many articles in newspapers, cultural and art magazines and contributed to a large number of cultural initiatives, activities, and exhibitions in Montréal (McCord Museum, Place des Arts, Maisons de la culture). Delivered many conferences to several groups like the Friends of the National Gallery of Canada, the Historical Society of Sherbrooke, the Friends of the Museum of Quebec, the Historical Society of Joliette, the Society on the History of Church in Canada, etc.

• Recognised for his expertise in art evaluation by the Museum of Fine Arts of Montreal, the Archdioceses of Montreal, the Museum of Civilization of Quebec, the Canadian Import/Export Examination Committee of Cultural Goods of Canada.

• Patron of Honour of the International Art Film Festival of Montreal

• Member of the Decorative Arts Acquisition Committee of the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts

• Volunteered for over 10 years as Canadian Art Expert at public symposiums (at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, The Museum of Quebec, and the Museum of Civilization in Quebec City.)

• Member of the Advisory Committee for the Grey Nuns Museum of Montreal, for its relocation back to the original historical site in old Montreal

• Give to the Canadiana Fund of the Official Residences of the Goverment of Canada (for permanent exposition in the Francophonie room of the Senate) a unique collection of French monarques portrait who ruled over Canada in what was called: la Nouvelle-France.
   

• Give to the Canadiana Fund of the Official Residences of the Goverment of Canada (for permanent exposition in the Aborignal People's room of the Senate) a collection of Aboriginal artefacts

• As a collector and patron of arts, The Hon. Serge Joyal is a well known figure of the Canadian cultural scene, particularly in Montréal and Québec. His involvement and support are widely sought after by groups and peoples dedicated to promoting the appreciation of Canadian and Quebec cultural and historical heritage.

• The Jules and Paul-Emile Léger Foundation
• United Way (Montréal)
• Friends of the Contemporary Art Museum of Montréal
• OXFAM
• The Arthritis Society of Laval
• The Aboriginal Women's shelter of Montréal
• The Farha Foundation (which helps people with AIDS)
• The Parish of Saint-Stanislas-de-Koska (Montréal) for the restoration of the organ and art works
• The Hôtel-Dieu Foundation of Montréal
• The Ballet Jazz of Montréal
• The Foundation of the Museum of Civilization  of Québec.
• The Mental Rehabilitation Centre of Montréal
• Artists for Peace
• Dernier Recours, Shelter for Homeless People
• The Alzheimer's Society of Montreal (Sponsor as a participant to the annual exhibition - 1998)

• Chateau Ramesay (Presidence of the Benefit Exhibition - 1999)

• Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Foundation (2005)

Serge Joyal, MP for Hochelaga Maisonneuve, signing the guest book on the reopening of Chateau Ramesay in Montreal, 1979.

• Signed a weekly political column of reflection in Joliette Journal, a weekly newspaper published in Joliette, Quebec

"Les Moulins À Eau de la vallée du Saint-Laurent"

Oil on Canvas, titled "Cendres" dated 1967, on the cover of the catalogue of an auction of May 18^th with the expertise of Serge Joyal, P.C., 1993,

• Director of the Fine Arts Division at the Éditions HMH (Montreal); wrote the prefaces of several books on architecture, history and decorative art:

• "L'architecture traditionelle au Québec"
  by Roy Wilson, Editions HMH

• "Les moulins à eau de la vallée du Saint-Laurent"
  by Cyrille Felteau, Editions de l'Homme, Preface by Serge Joyal

• Jean Trépanier
  Cent peintres du Québec
  Cahiers du Québec Collection Beaux-Arts
  Editions Hurtubise HMH Limitée
  Introduction by Serge Joyal

• Published an article on the architecture and sculptures of the churches in the diocese of Joliette in the Bulletin de l'Histoire de l'Eglise Catholique du Canada

• Catalogues (120) of monthly art auction sales from 1985-1995

• "Le Dictionnaire de l'ornement"
  by Marie-Claude L'Éspérance, Éditions Logiques
  Preface by Serge Joyal

• "Le Dictionnaire du Mobilier"
  by Marie-Claude L'Éspérance, Éditions Logiques
  Preface by Serge Joyal

• "Fast Deco" by Marie-Claude L'Éspérance, Éditions Logiques
  Preface by Serge Joyal

• Contributions to several important exhibitions
  and to the publication of the catalogues, by noted Canadian museums and institutions:

• "Québec, Montréal et la Révolution française"
  City of Montreal and the Public Archives of Canada

• "Le 250e anniversaire de la fondation du Diocèse de Montréal"
  Diocieses of Montreal, Montreal

• "Un art de vivre - Le meuble de goût a l'époque victorienne"
  Fine Arts Museum of Montreal and the Museum of Civilizations in Quebec City

• "La peinture au Québec de 1820 à 1850"
  Museum of Quebec, Quebec

• "Québec plein la vue"
  Museum of Quebec, Quebec

• Writes an article in Historia magazine "Les Québecois nous reviennent: Le grand dessein de Malraux."
   

• Preface of the second edition of  "L'Encyclopédie du Canada - 2000"
  Editions Alain Stanké

• Protecting Canadian Democracy: The Senate You Never Knew edited by Serge Joyal, and published by McGill-Queen's University Press
  
   

• Writes the foreword of Canada's Francophone Minority Communities - Constitutional Renewal and the Winning of School Governance, by Michael D. Behiels, published McGill-Queens University Press.

• Writes and edit the pamphlet of Canada: A Constituional monarchy, published by the Senate of Canada

• Initiates and helps the publication of Canada's Francophone Minority Communities - Constitutional Renewal and the Winning of School Governance in French by the University of Ottawa Press.

• University Meritus by the Students Association of the University of Montreal.

This title was given for outstanding achievements to the benefit of the student community in Québec

• Honorary Ph.D. in Law - University of Moncton, New Brunswick

For his contribution to the development of official languages minorities, and to the recognition of the Status of French in Canada.

• Annual Merit - Canadian Jewish Congress

For interventions in support of the rights of Soviet Jews to emigrate and get fair treatment.

• Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honour.

By decree of President François Mittérand of the French Republic (May 12, 1995) for exceptional service in promoting French culture and language in North America, and special contribution to improve Canada/France relations.

• Officer in the Order of Canada

"Protector of Canada’s heritage, founder of the Joliette art gallery and patron of the arts in general, he has long contributed to the preservation of our art works and culture through his vast knowledge in a number of artistic fields. This generous benefactor also supports a variety of cultural institutions, including the Montreal, Quebec City and Joliette museums. Through his personal involvement and financial assistance, he encourages organizations such as OXFAM, the United Way, the Ballets Jazz de Montréal and various foundations. His contribution to Canadian politics was equally remarkable and clearly illustrated the same sense of character and generosity. "
THE GOVERNER GENERAL OF CANADA

• Officer in the Ordre de la Pléiade
  
  For his numerous accomplishments in the field of official languages and la Francophonie, and in particular for his relentless efforts on behalf of francophone minority communities in Canada
  
  For his efforts to promote French-language research, the standardization of French terminology, and the computerization of the Bank of Terminology of the Canadian government, one of the most important computerized dictionaries in the World.

• Officer in the National Order of Québec
  
  " Serge Joyal a joué un rôle important dans le renouvellement du système d'éducation québécois pendant qu'il était à la tête du mouvement étudiant. Par la suite, il a été député du Parti libéral du Canada, secrétaire parlementaire, ministre et secrétaire d'État. Monsieur Joyal est sénateur depuis 1997. Généreux mécène, son engagement envers la protection et la mise en valeur du patrimoine artistique, historique et culturel du Québec est exemplaire. Il s'est aussi investi dans plusieurs causes liées à la sauvegarde de la langue et de la culture d'expression française."
  The Prime minister of QuEbec, Jean Charest.