Julie Miville-Dechêne

Julie Miville-Dechêne (born July 10, 1959) is a Canadian senator and former journalist.

The Honourable Julie Miville-Dechêne
Senator for Inkerman, Quebec
Incumbent
Assumed office June 20, 2018
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Julie Payette
Preceded by	Charlie Watt
Personal details
Born	(1959-07-10) July 10, 1959 (age 66)
Political party	Progressive Senate Group
Profession	journalist

She is a former journalist and broadcaster with Radio-Canada and spent 25 years as a public affairs correspondent for the network in Washington, D.C., Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal^[1] before serving as its ombudsman from April 2007, to July 2011, the first woman to hold this position.^[2]

Since August 15, 2011, she has served as the president of the Conseil du statut de la femme.^[3]

In 2017, she served as the government of Quebec's representative in Canada's delegation to UNESCO.^[1]

On June 20, 2018, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Julie Payette after being nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ^[2] and joined the Independent Senators Group. On August 1, 2025, she joined the Progressive Senate Group.