Hélène Chalifour-Scherrer, (born July 6, 1950) is a Canadian politician. Scherrer was born in

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. From 2000 to 2004, she was a Member of Parliament in the

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representing riding of

Louis-Hébert Louis-Hébert could refer to: *Louis-Hébert (provincial electoral district) Louis-Hébert () is a provincial electoral district in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It consists of part of the Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge bo ...

, as a member of the

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. She has a

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degree in

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. She has two children. In December 2003, she was appointed

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by the new prime minister,

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. Th ...

. In the

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, she was defeated by

Roger Clavet Roger Clavet (born February 8, 1953) is a Canadian politician from Quebec. A journalist, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 Canadian federal election. He was a member of the ''Bloc Québécois'' for the riding of L ...

of the

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, and replaced as heritage minister by

Liza Frulla Liza Frulla (born March 30, 1949, in Montreal, Quebec), formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, a Liberal Member of Parliament fro ...

a month later. On August 18, 2004, it was announced that she was to become Paul Martin's principal secretary, replacing

Francis Fox Francis Fox (December 2, 1939 – September 24, 2024) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Senate, Cabinet minister, and Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, and thus was a senior aide to Prime Minister Paul Mar ...

. She held this post until the defeat of the Martin government in 2006. She ran again in that election, this time placing third behind Clavet and winner

Luc Harvey Luc Harvey (born April 4, 1964) is a Canadian politician and the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Louis-Hébert in Quebec from 2006 to 2008. He served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec from January to September 20 ...

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