Jeanne Larocque Blackburn was a politician in Quebec, Canada. She was a three-term Member of the National Assembly of Quebec.

Background

She was born on June 24, 1934, in Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure, and made career in education.

Member of the legislature

Blackburn successfully ran as the Parti Québécois candidate to the National Assembly of Quebec in

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in the district of Chicoutimi. She was re-elected in

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and in

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Cabinet Member

, Blackburn was appointed to

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Jacques Parizeau's

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. She served as Minister of Income Security and Minister responsible for the Status of Women until Lucien Bouchard took over as Premier in 1996.

Retirement

Blackburn served as chairperson for the ''Education Committee'' after 1996, but did not run for re-election in

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Footnotes

1934 births Living people Women government ministers of Canada Members of the Executive Council of Quebec Parti Québécois MNAs People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec Women MNAs in Quebec {{PartiQuébécois-Quebec-MNA-stub