Monique Vézina, PCOQ (born July 13, 1935) is a former Canadian politician. She now works with a Non-governmental organization in the field of international development.
Vézina was born in
Mouvement Desjardins
. From 1978 to 1982, she served as a member of the Conseil supérieur de l’éducation and as vice-president of the Régie de l’assurance automobile du Québec.
Vézina entered politics in the
Minister responsible for La Francophonie
. Her focus in Cabinet was in the field of international development.
In 1986, she became
la Francophonie. She decided not to remain in politics following Mulroney's retirement, and left Cabinet in June 1993 when Kim Campbell became PC leader and prime minister. Vézina did not run in the 1993 general election
.
After leaving politics, Vézina remained active in the field of international development as a member of the board of directors of the
Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste
de Montréal, and was named a member of l’Ordre du mérite coopératif québécois.
Vézina currently serves as vice-president of the 'Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal, president of the Mouvement national des Québécoises et Québécois and of the Conférence des peuples de langue française.
