François Blais is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election and named Minister of Employment. He represents the electoral district of Charlesbourg as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. From February 27, 2015 to January 28, 2016 he served as Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports following the resignation of Yves Bolduc. Since January 28, he has returned to the Employment and Labour porfolio. Prior to his election to the legislature, Blais was the dean of social sciences at Université Laval.