Jacqueline Desmarais

Jacqueline Desmarais
Born Jacqueline Maranger
1928
Sudbury, Ontario
Residence Le Domaine Laforest, Quebec
Nationality Canadian
Net worth $4.2 billion (January 2015)[1]
Spouse(s) Paul Desmarais (died 2013)
Children Paul Jr., André, Sophie and Louise

Jacqueline Desmarais (born 1928) is an Canadian billionaire.

Early life

She was born Jacqueline Maranger in Sudbury, Ontario in 1928.[1]

Career

Jacqueline Desmarais is the widow of Paul Desmarais, who died in 2013. According to Forbes, she has a net worth of $4.2 billion in January 2015.[1]

Personal life

She married Paul Desmarais who was also from Sudbury. They had two sons: Paul Jr. and André (who is married to former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's daughter France) and two daughters, Sophie and Louise.[2]

Desmarais lives on a 75 acre estate at Le Domaine Laforest, Quebec.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jacqueline Desmarais". Forbes. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. André et Paul Jr deviennent Officiers, Québec Métro, June 20, 2009.
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