Maryse Gaudreault (born July 6, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the
National Assembly of Quebec
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for the riding of Hull from 2008 to 2022.
Gaudreault was elected for the
Quebec Liberal Party
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on May 12, 2008 in Hull during a by-election. She replaced former MNA
Roch Cholette
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Early life and education
Cholette studied at the Université du Québec en Outaouais ( ...
, with whom Gaudreault worked as a political assistant from 2000 until his resignation on April 9, 2008. Gaudreault also previously worked as director of the Hull's CHSLD Foundation as well as for organisations linked to women and sport development. She also holds a diploma in computer sciences from the ''Institut de data processing de Québec''.
Gaudreault was elected with 45% of the vote defeating local doctor Gilles Aubé from the
Parti Québécois
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and community activist
Bill Clennett
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of
Québec solidaire
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as well as Brian Gibb, the director of the Quebec Green Party.
She was named on June 3, 2008 the Parliamentary Assistant for the Minister of Culture, Communications and Status of Women,
Christine St-Pierre
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Life a ...
Suzanne Tremblay
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Early life
Born in Montreal, Tremblay received a Que ...
of the
Coalition Avenir Québec
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