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Place of Birth: Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
About Marlene Jennings
- Marlene Jennings (born November 10, 1951) is a former Canadian politician.
- She was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, and represented the riding of Notre-Dame-de-GrĂ¢ce—Lachine from 1997 to 2011. Jennings was born in Longueuil, Quebec.
- She is a former lawyer and senior public servant.
- She is the former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation and the former Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General of Canada.
- From 2004 to October 2005, she was Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with special emphasis on Canada-U.S.
- relations. Jennings was the first Black woman from Quebec to be elected to Parliament.
- She was also one of the few parliamentarians with a physical disability, having become partially blind due to an illness in early 2010; she used visual aids and a white cane until late 2011.
- Over seven surgical procedures successfully restored her vision. She is also a past member of the Girl Guides of Canada.
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