Diane Legault (born July 21, 1956) is a

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 ...

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 ...

, 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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Legault, Diane 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