Catherine Morissette
Catherine Morissette | |
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MNA for Charlesbourg | |
In office April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Éric Mercier |
Succeeded by | Michel Pigeon |
Personal details | |
Born | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | February 3, 1979
Political party | Action démocratique du Québec |
Spouse | Normand Barrette |
Profession | Lawyer |
Catherine Morissette (born February 3, 1979, in Quebec City, Quebec) is a politician and lawyer from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Charlesbourg from 2007 to 2008.
She graduated from
Quebec Bar
in 2005.
She worked as a clerk for the
Chamber of Commerce
. Before her election, Morissette was Vice-President of the ADQ.
Morissette was first elected in the
Liberal incumbent Éric Mercier, finished second with 27% of the vote. Former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament and Parti Québécois star candidate Richard Marceau finished third with 25% of the vote. Morissette took office on April 12, 2007, and was named the critic for immigration and cultural communities.[2] She was also named the President of the Public Finances Committee. She lost in the 2008 election to Liberal Michel Pigeon
.
Footnotes
- ^ "Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007". Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
- ^ Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.