Suzanne Duplessis

Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis (born 30 June 1940) is a Canadian retired Senator and former Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. She was a teacher by profession.

The Honourable Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis
Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert
In office 1984–1993
Preceded by	Dennis Dawson
Succeeded by	Philippe Paré
Senator from Quebec (Rougemont)
In office 14 January 2009 – 30 June 2015
Preceded by	Michael Fortier
Succeeded by	Marie-Françoise Mégie
Personal details
Born	(1940-06-30) 30 June 1940 (age 85) Chicoutimi, Quebec
Political party	Progressive Conservative → Conservative
Spouse	Maurice Duplessis[1]

Early life

She studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Quebec City followed by studies at Université Laval where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree for visual arts with an educational psychology certificate. Fortin-Duplessis became a teacher after this.^[1]

Member of Parliament

She was the first female elected municipal councillor in Sainte-Foy, Quebec in 1981.^[2]

Fortin-Duplessis represented the Quebec riding of Louis-Hébert where she was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, becoming part of Brian Mulroney's governing party during the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.

Fortin-Duplessis left federal politics after her defeat in the 1993 federal election by Philippe Paré of the Bloc Québécois.

Return to politics

Both Fortin-Duplessis and former colleague Pierre H. Vincent managed the Conservative campaign in Quebec in the federal election of 2008.^[3]

Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Fortin-Duplessis to the Senate on 22 December 2008.^[4] She retired on 30 June 2015 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.