Suzanne Duplessis

Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis (born 30 June 1940) is a Canadian retired Senator and former Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. She was a teacher by profession.

The Honourable
Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis
Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert
In office
1984–1993
Preceded byDennis Dawson
Succeeded byPhilippe Paré
Senator from Quebec (Rougemont)
In office
14 January 2009 – 30 June 2015
Preceded byMichael Fortier
Succeeded byMarie-Françoise Mégie
Personal details
Born (1940-06-30) 30 June 1940
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative → Conservative
SpouseMaurice Duplessis[1]

Early life

She studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Quebec City followed by studies at Université Laval where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree for visual arts with an educational psychology certificate. Fortin-Duplessis became a teacher after this.[1]

Member of Parliament

She was the first female elected municipal councillor in Sainte-Foy, Quebec in 1981.[2]

Fortin-Duplessis represented the Quebec riding of Louis-Hébert where she was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, becoming part of Brian Mulroney's governing party during the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.

Fortin-Duplessis left federal politics after her defeat in the 1993 federal election by Philippe Paré of the Bloc Québécois.

Return to politics

Both Fortin-Duplessis and former colleague Pierre H. Vincent managed the Conservative campaign in Quebec in the federal election of 2008.[3]

Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Fortin-Duplessis to the Senate on 22 December 2008.[4] She retired on 30 June 2015 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.

References
  1. "Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis (detailed information)". Senate of Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  2. "Fortin-Duplessis, Suzanne". Conservative Party of Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  3. Bellavance, Joël-Denis (4 September 2008). "Harper recrute des nationalistes". La Presse (in French). Canada. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  4. Panetta, Alexander (22 December 2008). "Harper makes history by naming 18 senators in one day" (in French). The Canadian Press (via Canada East). Retrieved 22 December 2009.


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