Christine St-Pierre

Christine St-Pierre
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Acadie
Assumed office
March 26, 2007
Preceded by Yvan Bordeleau
Personal details
Born (1953-06-10) June 10, 1953
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies,
Political party Quebec Liberal Party
Profession Reporter
Cabinet Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie

Christine St-Pierre (born June 10, 1953 in Saint-Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec) is a journalist and a Quebec politician. She is the current MNA for the Montreal provincial riding of Acadie as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Life and career

She holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree from the University of Moncton. Prior to her political career, St-Pierre worked as a journalist for Radio-Canada from 1976 to 2007. She was a political correspondent in Quebec City for five years before working as a correspondent in Washington, D.C. for four years before returning to Canada. During her stint as a political correspondent in Ottawa, she wrote a letter in Montreal's newspaper La Presse praising the Canadian military mission in Afghanistan. She was suspended due to rule infringement because of the statement of her opinion.[1]

St-Pierre entered politics in the 2007 elections and won in Acadie. Jean Charest named her as the Minister of Culture and Communications and Status of Women. In late 2011, when the Montreal Canadiens hired interim coach Randy Cunneyworth, she said she expected the Canadiens to rectify the situation as soon as possible as Cunneyworth speaks only English, and no French.

From 18 April 2007 to Septembre 2012, St-Pierre was responsible for Quebec's Charter of the French Language. She stated after she took her oath of office that she would have "zero tolerance" to infractions of Bill 101.[2]

After the Liberals won the election in April 2014, she was named Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie.

Electoral record (incomplete)

Quebec general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChristine St-Pierre24,21170.96+15.31
Parti QuébécoisÉvelyne Abitbol3,98511.68-5.54
Coalition Avenir QuébecSerge Pourreaux3,0508.94-8.52
Québec solidaireGeneviève Dick2,2416.57-1.44
GreenAlix Nyaburerwa4051.19–
Option nationaleJulie Boivin1620.47-1.19
Marxist–LeninistYvon Breton670.20–
Total valid votes 34,12199.08–
Total rejected ballots 3180.92–
Turnout 34,45969.70+4.94
Electors 49,413––
Liberal hold Swing +10.43
Quebec general election, 2007: Acadie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChristine St-Pierre17,96260.09−10.30
Parti QuébécoisFrédéric Lapointe4,97016.63−3.70
Action démocratiqueCharles Ghorayeb4,32714.47+7.64
GreenNicolas Rémillard-Tessier1,5005.02–
Québec solidaireAndré Parizeau1,1353.80+3.31
Total valid votes 29,89498.93–
Total rejected ballots 3221.07–
Turnout 30,21662.03−3.63
Electors 48,712––
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

See also

References

  1. ↑ playbackonline.ca
  2. ↑ Montreal Gazette, November 9, 2007
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
Political offices
Preceded by
Line Beauchamp		 Minister of Culture and Communications
2007–2012		 Succeeded by
Maka Kotto
Preceded by
Carole Theberge		 Minister for the Status of Women
2007–2012		 Succeeded by
Stéphanie Vallée
Preceded by
Jean-François Lisée		 Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie
2014–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent



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