Sam Hamad holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, a master’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in management.

Known for his long-standing community involvement, he was a founding member of the board of directors for the Québec Bridge retrofit project and is a former chairman of the board of Fondation de l’Auberivière (Maison l’Auberivière is an organization devoted to helping disadvantaged citizens.) He has also served as vice-president of Centraide Québec and as a member of the board of directors of Fondation de l’Hôpital Laval.

His social commitment is also visible in his professional experience. Well known in the Capitale-Nationale region, he helped boost the vitality of the business sector as president of the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie du Québec métropolitain and as vice-president of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec. An elected member of the board of directors of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, he was the first Québec engineer to receive the Meritorious Service Award for Community Service from the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers.

Before entering politics, he was senior vice-president of Groupe Roche, a firm headquartered in Québec City, which employed 1,000 people at the time.

Elected to the National Assembly in 2003 as MNA for Louis-Hébert, he served as Minister of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Parks and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region until 2005. Re-elected in 2007, he is currently Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity.