Charlotte L'Écuyer (16 August 1943 – 1 February 2021) was a

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, Canada. She was a Member of the

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(MNA) for the riding of Pontiac in Western Quebec, and a member of the

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caucus, from 2003 to 2014.

Biography

L'Écuyer went to the Université du Québec à Hull (now Université du Québec en Outaouais) and obtained a

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. She would later add a

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in social work at the

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. L'Écuyer was a

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and the former general manager of the Pontiac's CLSC clinic. She was also an administration member for several health and

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associations in the Pontiac region. She was also an administration member to the Centre local de développement de la MRC du Pontiac. L'Écuyer won her first election in the 2003 election, replacing Robert Middlemiss, who held the seat for several years. After the departure of Chambly MNA Diane Legault, L'Écuyer was named the Parliamentary Secretary for Health Minister Philippe Couillard until 2007. During her first term, she was featured in the film '' Chers électeurs''. During the 2007 election campaign, while the

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region was in the midst of a severe doctor shortage, she mentioned in an interview with local media reporters that not everyone in the region needs a family doctor. Despite losing 18% of the popular vote from the last election, she won a second term ahead of

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candidate Patrick Robert-Meunier and the Action democratique du Quebec's (ADQ) Victor Bilodeau. She died on February 1, 2021.L’ancienne députée Charlotte L’Écuyer s’éteint

References

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Liberal party biography
* 1943 births 2021 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Université de Sherbrooke alumni Université du Québec en Outaouais alumni Women MNAs in Quebec People from Cochrane District Franco-Ontarian people 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec 21st-century Canadian women politicians {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub