Marie-France Lalonde
Politician and MP in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marie-France Lalonde MP (born c. 1971) is a Franco-Ontarian politician in Ontario, Canada who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Orléans as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada since 2019. She also served as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the provincial riding of Orléans from 2014 until 2019, when she resigned her seat to run federally.[2] She then won in her riding with 54 percent of the vote.[3]
Marie-France Lalonde | |
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Member of Parliament for Orléans | |
Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Leslie |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament | |
In office June 12, 2014 – September 20, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Phil McNeely |
Succeeded by | Stephen Blais |
Constituency | Ottawa-Orléans (2014–2018) Orléans (2018–2019) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (provincial) |
Residence(s) | Notting Hill,[1] Orleans, Ontario, Canada |
Profession | Businesswoman, social worker |
In January 2017, she was appointed as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services.[4] In July 2017, she was appointed as the first Minister of Francophone Affairs.[5] She served in those roles until the end of the government of Kathleen Wynne. She previously served as Minister of Government and Consumer Services and as Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs in the cabinet of Kathleen Wynne.