Marguerite Blais, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Marguerite Blais

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1950

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Profession: politician, television presenter, journalist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Marguerite Blais

  • Marguerite Blais (born September 12, 1950) is a Canadian politician, journalist, radio host and television host.
  • She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the electoral division of Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne in Montreal from 2007 to 2015, and served as the Minister responsible for Seniors, vice-chair of the ComitĂ© ministĂ©riel du dĂ©veloppement social, Ă©ducatif et culturel and member of the Conseil du trĂ©sor.Blais did graduate studies in piano and organ at the Conservatoire de musique du QuĂ©bec.
  • After a few years spent teaching music to kindergarten students (1969–1971), she entered the world of communications, acquiring a master's degree (UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă  MontrĂ©al, 1997), a doctorate (UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă  MontrĂ©al, UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al and Concordia University, 2005) and a postdoctorate (UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă  MontrĂ©al, 2008).
  • She has some thirty years’ experience as a radio and television host and journalist (1971–2002).From 1996 to 2003, Blais was the director general of the Fondation du maire de MontrĂ©al pour la jeunesse.
  • She was president of the Conseil de la famille et de l’enfance (2003-2007).
  • She joined a number of charitable organizations (Centraide, Little Brothers of the Poor, World Vision for Africa) and worked within a number of groups that assist young people, the elderly and the underprivileged in our society, with a particular focus on the deaf community and persons with hearing disabilities.She was elected in 2007, and was re-elected in 2008, 2012 and 2014.She announced her resignation from the legislature in August 2015, several months after the death of her husband.
  • On May 8, 2018, she was rumored to come back into politics under the Coalition Avenir QuĂ©bec, opposing her former party.
  • She ran in the 2018 election in the riding of PrĂ©vost and won.

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