Lise Thériault

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Lise Theriault
Incumbent
Riding Anjou (2002-present)
In office since April 15, 2002
Preceded by Jean-Sebastien Lamoureux
Born January 7, 1966 (1966-01-07) (age 42)
Toronto, Ontario
Residence Montreal
Political party

Quebec Liberal Party

Spouse Gerard Therrien

Lise Thériault (born January 7, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Quebec politician. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Anjou in Montreal She is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Thériault was for eight years a sales director and was also for nine years an editor and co-founder of l'Édition - Le Journal des Gens d'affaires. She was an administration member of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Montreal, the CDEC Anjou/Montreal (a development organization) and the College Marie-Victorin. She was also a co-founder of a long-term care facility in Montreal.

She was elected in Anjou in a by-election in 2002 and re-elected in 2003. She was named the Minister of immigration and Cultural communities from 2005 to 2007 and was re-elected in the 2007 elections. She was not named in the Jean Charest Cabinet and Yolande James succeeded her as Minister of Immigration and Cultural communities becoming the first ever Black Minister in Quebec.

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Political offices
Preceded by
none
Minister of Immigration and Cultureal Communities
20052007
Succeeded by
Yolande James
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Jean-Sebastien Lamoureux
MNA for Anjou
2002–present
Succeeded by
incumbent
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