Education
He also studied accounting at Université Laval.
politician Member of the National Assembly
He also studied accounting at Université Laval.
Picard has a college diploma in business administration for the Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon and worked for the Quebec Ministry of Revenue for 25 years as a research officer He also worked for the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Saint-Jean-Chrysostome Helping Agency
In 1999, Picard was elected to the council of the town of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome. Two years later, the provincial government merged a number of municipal governments including the one of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome to the city of Lévisiting
In 2007, Picard was easily re-elected with 59% of the vote.
On May 8, 2007, Picard became Third Deputy Speaker of the House. On August 22, 2009, he issued his support for Éric Caire in the leadership race of the ADQ. Following Caire"s defeat, he and Caire left the ADQ, complaining of the attitude of victor Gilles Taillon.
On December 19, 2011 he joined the CAQ.
He currently represents the Chutes-de-la-Chaudière district at the National Assembly of Quebec as a member of the CAQ. Picard was first elected as a Member of the National Assembly in the 2003 election. Parti Québécois (Province of Quebec) candidate and former Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons, Yvan Loubier, finished second with 18% of the vote.