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Preceded by
  
Francois Cloutier

Name
  
Therese Lavoie-Roux

Succeeded by
  
Role
  
Politician


Appointed by
  
Resigned
  
1989

Born
  
March 12, 1928Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec (
1928-03-12
)

Other politicalaffiliations
  
Committees
  
Chairman, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (1991–1996)

Died
  
January 31, 2009, Montreal, Canada

Cabinet
  
Ministry of Health and Social Services

Political party
  

Thérèse Lavoie-Roux (March 12, 1928 – January 31, 2009) was a Canadian politician who served in Quebec and as a Canadian Senator.

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Born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, the daughter of Lauréat Lavoie and Charlotte Dubé, she was educated and trained as a social worker and therapist.

In 1976, she was elected to the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal in the riding of L'Acadie. She was re-elected in 1981 and 1985. From 1985 to 1989, she was the Minister of Health and Social Services in the cabinet of Robert Bourassa.

In 1990, she was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Acadie, Quebec. She retired on her 73rd birthday in 2001. She sat as a Progressive Conservative.

References

Thérèse Lavoie-Roux Wikipedia