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  Malavoy, Marie
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NameMarie Malavoy
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Montréal, Québec , Canada
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Born March 23, 1948 (76 years)
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InfoFamily:
Married to Louis Racine and the mother of Tristan and Charlotte

Education:
-Bachelor's degree (philosophy option), Collège Marie de France, Montréal (1966)
-Diploma in pastoral/catechism studies, Université de Montréal (1967)
-Bachelor's degree in social service, Université de Montréal (1971)
-Master's degree in social service, Université de Montréal (1975)
-Course work toward a diploma of specialized studies in social service, Université de Sherbrooke (1976)

Professional experience:
-Professor, Department of Social Service, Faculty of Humanities, Université de Sherbrooke (1977-1983)
-Secretary, Faculty of Humanities, Université de Sherbrooke (1983-1985)
-Vice-dean, Faculty of Humanities, Université de Sherbrooke (1985-1987)
-Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Université de Sherbrooke (1988-1992)
-Full professor, Department of Social Service, Faculty of Humanities, Université de Sherbrooke (1999-2006)

Community and political activities:
-Member, Parti québécois executive committee for the electoral division of Johnson (1979-1981)
-Member, Comité de protection de la jeunesse (1980-1990)
-Board member, Centre des femmes de l'Estrie (1986-1992) and board chair (1988-1990)
-Executive committee member, Canadian Conference of Deans of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (1990-1992) and executive committee chair (1992)
-Board vice-chair, Centre des services sociaux de l'Estrie (1991-1992)
-Spokesperson, Mouvement Québec en Estrie (1991-1992)
-Member, Commission de l'enseignement supérieur, Conseil supérieur de l'éducation (1991-1994)
-Regional chair, Estrie committee for the no vote in the 1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum (1992)
-Co-chair, France/Québec task force on cultural diversity created at the request of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin (France) and Premier Lucien Bouchard (Québec) (1999-2002)
-Support committee member, Naissance-Renaissance Estrie (perinatal care resource) (2000-2002)
-First vice-president, Parti québécois, and national executive committee chair (2000-2005)
Board member, International du cinéma de l'Estrie (2000-2006) and board vice-chair since 2003
-Member, Conseil de la souveraineté du Québec (2002)
-Member, Fondation Femmes, politique et démocratie (2002-) and participant in a mentoring program for young women wishing to enter politics (2004)
-Board member, P.É.P.I.N.E.S (Promotion des estriennes pour une nouvelle équité sociale) (2003-2006)
-Member, Cercle Jean Monnet de la Culture (2004-2006)
-Université de Sherbrooke representative, Observatoire de la condition féminine en Estrie (2005-2006)

Political, parliamentary and ministerial functions:
-Elected as Member for Sherbrooke in the general election held on September 12, 1994
-Minister of Culture and Communications, September-November 1994
-Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Employment and Solidarity (1996-1998)
-Elected as Member for Taillon in the by-election held on August 14, 2006
-Official Opposition critic for international relations, La Francophonie and cultural diversity since October 4, 2006

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  09/04/2012 QC National Assembly - Taillon Won 40.26% (+12.32%)
  12/08/2008 QC National Assembly - Taillon Won 46.35% (+13.38%)
  03/26/2007 QC National Assembly - Taillon Won 35.47% (+3.67%)
  08/14/2006 QC National Assembly - Taillon - By-election Won 43.58% (+12.29%)
  04/14/2003 QC National Assembly - Sherbrooke Lost 39.52% (-7.43%)
  11/30/1998 QC National Assembly - Sherbrooke Lost 44.56% (-2.85%)
  09/12/1994 QC National Assembly - Sherbrooke Won 47.31% (+4.47%)
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