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Marie Malavoy | |
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| MNA forSherbrooke | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| Preceded by | André Hamel |
| Succeeded by | Jean Charest |
| MNA forTaillon | |
| In office August 14, 2006 – 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Pauline Marois |
| Succeeded by | Diane Lamarre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-03-23)March 23, 1948 (age 76) Berlin, Germany |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
| Spouse | Louis Racine |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Portfolio | Education |
Marie Malavoy (born March 23, 1948, inBerlin,Germany) is a Canadian politician and teacher. She was a member of theNational Assembly of Quebec for the riding ofTaillon in theMontérégie region for theParti Québécois. Following the PQ victory in2012, Malavoy entered thecabinet asMinister of Education.[1]
Malavoy attended theCollège Marie de France, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy. She later attended theUniversité de Montréal, earning a second bachelor's degree, and later amaster's degree in social service, also earning a diploma in pastoral studies. She attended theUniversité de Sherbrooke and worked there from 1977 to 1992, and from 1999 to 2006 as a teacher, vice-dean anddean of theFaculty of Humanities. In the community, she worked for the Comité de protection de la Jeunesse, the Centre des Services sociaux enEstrie and for several associations promoting social equality and the status and condition of women. She was a member for the No committee for theCharlottetown Accord in 1992. She has been a member of the Parti Québécois since 1979 and was the first vice-president and national executive committee chair of the party from 2000 to 2005.[1]
Malavoy first entered politics in1994 and was elected in the riding of Sherbrooke where she was briefly theMinister of Culture and Communications in theJacques Parizeau cabinet. She had to step down from her position on November 25, 1994, as it was found that she had illegally voted during theQuebec Referendum in 1980 as well as other federal and provincial elections since she was not a Canadian citizen at the time. After an eight-year retirement from politics, she was elected in Taillon in aby-election, succeeding the former ministerPauline Marois. She was re-elected in the2007 elections. After being the critic for municipal affairs during the first parliamentary session, she was named the critic for education after reports thatDiane Lemieux, who held the portfolio during the spring session, would retire from politics following a disagreement with Marois, who was named the PQ leader in July 2007.[citation needed]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Culture and Communications 1994 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Education, Sport and Leisure 2012–2014 | Succeeded by |
