Rita Dionne-Marsolais

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Rita Dionne-Marsolais
Incumbent
Riding Rosemont (1994-present)
In office since September 12, 1994
Preceded by Guy Rivard
Born April 20, 1947 (1947-04-20) (age 61)
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Political party

Parti québécois

Profession(s) Economist
Portfolio(s) Treasury Board

Rita Dionne-Marsolais (born April 20, 1947 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and economist. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Rosemont in the Montreal region and represents the Parti Québécois.

Dionne-Marsolais went at the Université de Montréal and obtained a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in econometrics. She later became an economist at Hydro-Québec and was an assistant to the company's president. She was also the vice-president in the development sector for the Société générale de financement. After being the Quebec delegate in New York, she was an economist for Price Waterhouse.

In addition, she was an administration member of the Ordre des architectes du Québec, the Quebec Bar, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Saint-Luc Hospital in Montreal and the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal as well as the Free trade committee. She would be later involved in politics as the treasurer of the Parti Québécois.

She entered politics in 1994 and was elected in Rosemont in 1994. She held several Cabinet positions including tourism (1994-1996), culture and communications (1994-1995), industry and trade (1996-1997) and revenue (1998). After being re-elected in 1998, she was named minister for revenue (1998-1999) and natural resources (2001-2003). She was also a member of several committees and a delegate member for relations with several world regions including the Middle East and Brazil.

While the Parti Québécois lost the 2003 elections to the Liberals, she was re-elected for a third term in 2003 and for a fourth term in 2007.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Roger Bertrand
Minister/Delegate Minister of Revenue
1997–1999
Succeeded by
Paul Begin
Preceded by
Daniel Paille
Minister of Industry and Commerce
1996–1997
Succeeded by
Roger Bertrand
Preceded by
Daniel Paille
Minister of Science and Technology
1996–1998
Succeeded by
Francois Legault
Preceded by
Marie Malavoy
Minister of Culture and Communications
1994–1995
Succeeded by
Jacques Parizeau
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Guy Rivard
MNA for Rosemont
1994–present
Succeeded by
incumbent
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