Diane Legault (born July 21, 1956) is a
Quebec
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dentist and politician.
Early life and education
Born in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Legault received a Doctor in Dentistry from
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte- ...
in 1979 and a M.B.A. from
Université de Sherbrooke
The University of Sherbrooke (French: Université de Sherbrooke) (UdS) is a large public French-language university in Quebec, Canada with campuses located in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It i ...
in 1995.
Career
Legault was director of professional services for the Ordre des dentistes from 1996 to 1998 and executive director and secretary from 1998 to 2003.
Legault served as the member of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
for
Chambly in Quebec. She represented the
Quebec Liberal Party and resigned on November 15, 2006. On November 7, 2006, she was elected president of the
Ordre des dentistes du Québec
The Ordre des dentistes du Québec (ODQ) represents all Quebec dentists, both generalists and specialists. It is headquartered in Montreal.
In Quebec, the practice of dentistry is governed by the Dental Act and the Professional Code of Québec. OD ...
, the professional order representing all the dentists in Quebec, for a five-year term. She was the first woman to hold this position.
Dr. Diane Legault Elected President of the Ordre des dentistes du Québec
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1956 births
Canadian dentists
Living people
Politicians from Montreal
Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Université de Montréal alumni
Université de Sherbrooke alumni
Women MNAs in Quebec
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians