Pauline Picard (April 27, 1947 – June 29, 2009) was a

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politician. She was the Bloc Québécois

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for the riding of Drummond from 1993 to 2008. Born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Kamouraska, she was an administrative assistant, employment consultant, and financial advisor before she was first elected in

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. She was re-elected in

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and 2004. She served as the Deputy Whip of the Bloc Québécois. She did not run for re-election in the 2008 election. She died on June 29, 2009, after a struggle with

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malign ...

."Pauline Picard meurt à 62 ans"
Radio-canada.ca, June 30, 2009.

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* 1947 births 2009 deaths Bloc Québécois MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Deaths from cancer in Quebec Deaths from breast cancer French Quebecers Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Bas-Saint-Laurent People from Drummondville Women in Quebec politics 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians 20th-century Canadian women politicians {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub