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 a 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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