Rita Dionne-Marsolais (born April 20, 1947) is a former

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politician and economist. She was the Member of

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for the riding of Rosemont in the

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region and represented the

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from 1994 to 2008. Dionne-Marsolais went at the

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and obtained a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in

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. She later became an economist at

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and was an assistant to the company's president. She was also the vice-president in the development sector for the

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. After being the Quebec delegate in

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, she was an economist for

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. In addition, she was an administration member of the

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, the

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, the

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, the Saint-Luc Hospital in Montreal and the

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as well as the free trade committee. She would be later involved in politics as the treasurer of the Parti Québécois. She entered politics in

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and was elected in Rosemont in 1994. She held several

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positions including tourism (1994–1996), culture and communications (1994–1995), industry and trade (1996–1997) and revenue (1998). After being re-elected in

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, she was named minister for revenue (1998–1999) and

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(2001–2003). She was also a member of several committees and a delegate member for relations with several world regions including the

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and

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. While the Parti Québécois lost the 2003 elections to the Liberals, she was re-elected for a third term in 2003 and for a fourth term in

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. In late October 2008, she announced her retirement from politics becoming effective when the

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were announced on November 5, 2008. Former Minister

Louise Beaudoin Louise Beaudoin (born September 26, 1945 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Rosemont in the National Assembly of Quebec until 2012, as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ). She sat as an ...

is the PQ candidate.http://lcn.canoe.ca/lcn/infos/national/archives/2008/10/20081031-151056.html

Electoral record (partial)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dionne-Marsolais, Rita 1947 births Canadian women economists French Quebecers Living people Parti Québécois MNAs Politicians from Montreal Politicians from Sherbrooke Université de Montréal alumni Women MNAs in Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians