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Michel Audet

Michel Audet, Canadian economist and politician

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Born
November 12, 1940
Age in 2026
86
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1940

About Michel Audet

Michel Audet is an economist and a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the Finance Minister of Quebec in the first Charest government. Audet was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2003 Quebec general election. Michel Audet (French pronunciation:; born November 12, 1940) is an economist and a politician in Quebec, Canada. He is not to be confused with Michel Audet, a professor in industrial relations at Université Laval, who currently serves as the representative of the Government of Quebec in Canada's delegation to UNESCO. "Biography".

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Michel Audet timeline

  1. Michel Audet (French pronunciation:; born November 12, 1940) is an economist and a politician in Quebec, Canada.
  2. Audet was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2003 Quebec general election.

The world when Michel Audet was born

Michel Audet was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Michel Audet's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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