Kateri Champagne Jourdain
Kateri Champagne Jourdain is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. She represents the riding of Duplessis as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She is the first indigenous woman elected to the National Assembly and the first Indigenous woman in a Quebec cabinet position.[2] She is minister of employment in the Executive Council of Quebec.[3]
Kateri Champagne Jourdain | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Duplessis | |
Assumed office October 3, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Lorraine Richard |
Quebec Minister of Employment | |
Assumed office October 20,2022 | |
Preceded by | Jean Boulet |
Personal details | |
Born | Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec[1] |
Political party | Coalition Avenir Quebec |
References
- "Kateri Champagne Jourdain de la CAQ, première Innue élue, remporte Duplessis | Élections Québec 2022". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). No. Zone Politique-ICI.Radio-Canada.ca. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- "La caquiste Kateri Champagne Jourdain devient la première femme autochtone élue". TVA Nouvelles. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- Richardson, Lindsay (October 21, 2022). "First Indigenous woman to win seat in Quebec now in cabinet". National News.
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