Maria Mourani
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| Maria Mourani | |
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Member of Parliament
for Ahuntsic |
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| Assumed office 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Eleni Bakopanos |
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| Born | May 19, 1969  Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Residence | Montreal |
| Profession | Criminologist, probation officer, rehabilitation counsellor, researcher, sociologist, teaching assistant |
Maria Mourani (born May 19, 1969 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), of Lebanese origin, is the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament in the federal riding of Ahuntsic in Canada. She was elected in the 2006 federal election. She was consequently assigned as the Bloc Québécois Critic on Public Security and on the Status of Women in the Canadian Parliament.
In the past, she has held positions as rehabilitation consultant, professor, researcher, probation officer, and teacher. She is a former probation officer for Correctional Services Canada. She is a former member of the Saint-Laurent volunteer action, Henri-Beaulieu school establishment council, Founoun artistic journal, Quebec Association of Criminologists, and the Reflection Committee and Social Action. She is the former President of the Bloc's citizen's committee and on the Parti Québécois riding executive in the provincial riding of Acadie and the Committee director of the PQ orientation congress. She was also a freelance writer for L'Avenir.
In the 2003 Quebec election, she ran unsuccessfully as the PQ candidate in Acadie.
Maria Mourani is also the author of La face caché des gangs de rue (October 2006), a book about street gangs in Montreal.
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| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Eleni Bakopanos |
Member of Parliament for Ahuntsic 2006–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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