Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis (born 30 June 1940) is a Canadian retired

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and former Progressive Conservative member of the

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. She was a teacher by profession.

Early life

She studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Quebec City followed by studies at Université Laval where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree for visual arts with an educational psychology certificate. Fortin-Duplessis became a teacher after this.

Member of Parliament

She was the first female elected municipal councillor in Sainte-Foy, Quebec in 1981. Fortin-Duplessis represented the Quebec riding of

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where she was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, becoming part of

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's governing party during the 33rd and

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s. Fortin-Duplessis left federal politics after her defeat in the 1993 federal election by

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of the

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Return to politics

Both Fortin-Duplessis and former colleague

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managed the Conservative campaign in Quebec in the federal election of 2008. Prime Minister

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appointed Fortin-Duplessis to the Senate on 22 December 2008. She retired on 30 June 2015 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.

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