Viola Léger
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Viola Léger (born June 29, 1930, Fitchburg, Massachusetts) is an Acadian-Canadian actress and former Canadian Senator.
Léger received a B.A. and a B.Ed. from the University of Moncton, and an M.F.A. (Theater Education) from Boston University.
She was appointed to the Senate at the recommendation of Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien, in 2001, representing the Senatorial division of L'Acadie, New Brunswick. She was a member of the Liberal caucus.
In 1989, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Senator Léger retired from the Senate when she reached the age of 75.
[edit] External links
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- Viola Léger at the Internet Movie Database
Categories: 1930 births | Living people | Acadians | American immigrants to Canada | Americans of French Canadian descent | Canadian actors | Boston University alumni | Canadian senators from New Brunswick | Officers of the Order of Canada | People from Moncton | People from Worcester County, Massachusetts | University of Moncton alumni
