Caroline St-Hilaire
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| Caroline St-Hilaire | |
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Member of Parliament
for Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher |
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| Assumed office 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Nic LeBlanc |
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| Born | November 16, 1969 Longueuil, Quebec |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Residence | Longueuil |
| Profession | executive manager/consultant |
Caroline St-Hilaire (born November 16, 1969 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Canadian politician for the riding of Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher.
She was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 2000 and again in the Canadian federal election, 2004. She served as the Bloc's Deputy House leader from 2000 to 2004 and has served as the critic to the Status of Women, Amateur Sport, Persons with Disabilities. She is currently the critic to the Minister of Transport. Her current committee duties are on the Government Operations and Estimates Committee as well as the Commons SubCommittee on International Human Rights where she serves as the Vice Chair. In the 38th Parliament she served as the Vice Chair of the House Transport Committee.
An administrator, consultant and executive manager, she was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 1997. She is a mother of two, Étienne and Louis-Félix.
On January 14th, 2008 St-Hilaire announced she would not be seeking another mandate. The MP told a news conference in Longueuil she was looking forward to spending more time with her children. She says her partner, Bloc Québécois MP Maka Kotto's decision to run for the Parti Québécois in an upcoming provincial by-election played a role in her decision.
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