Sonia L'Heureux

Sonia L'Heureux
Parliamentary Librarian of Canada
Assumed office
2012
Preceded by William Robert Young
Parliamentary Budget Officer
In office
March 25, 2013 – September 2, 2013
Preceded by Kevin Page
Succeeded by Jean-Denis Fréchette
Personal details
Born Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Nationality Canadian

Sonia L'Heureux is a Canadian civil servant, who has been the Parliamentary Librarian of Canada since 2012.[1][2] She was the first woman ever named to the position.[2]

Originally from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, L'Heureux joined the Canadian civil service in 1987. She worked for Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Finance Canada, Environment Canada and Energy, Mines and Resources Canada as a policy analyst before joining the Library of Parliament as associate librarian in 2008. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the Université de Montréal.

Following the resignation of Kevin Page in March 2013, L'Heureux also served as interim Parliamentary Budget Officer until the appointment of Jean-Denis Fréchette in September.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Posted by Members' Research Service (2015-01-13). "Conference on 'Federalism in Canada' by Ms Sonia L'Heureux, Librarian of the Parliament of Canada | European Parliamentary Research Service Blog". Epthinktank.eu. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  2. 1 2 "Meet Canada’s first female Parliamentary librarian: Sonia L’Heureux". The Hill Times, July 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sonia L'Heureux replaces Kevin Page as interim parliamentary budget officer". Toronto Sun, March 7, 2013.


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