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Marie Montpetit is a former
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politician in
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, who was elected to the
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in the 2014 election as a member of the
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."Quebec immigration minister Diane De Courcy loses seat"
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, April 7, 2014. She represented the electoral district of
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(formerly known as Crémazie). Prior to her election to the legislature, Montpetit worked for the provincial Ministry of Health and Social Services and the
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. From October 2017 to October 2018, she was Minister of culture and communications and Minister responsible for the protection and promotion of the french Language. On November 1, 2021, Montpetit was expelled from the Liberal caucus as a result of harassment allegations filed by a former staffer. On May 24, 2022, Montpetit announced that she would not be seeking a second term in the 2022 Quebec general election.


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1979 births Living people Quebec Liberal Party MNAs French Quebecers Members of the Executive Council of Quebec Politicians from Montreal Women government ministers of Canada Women MNAs in Quebec Independent MNAs in Quebec 21st-century Canadian women politicians Politicians affected by a party expulsion process {{Quebec-MNA-stub