Sylvie Boucher

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Sylvie Boucher

Member of Parliament for Beauport—Limoilou
Incumbent
Assumed office 2006
Preceded by	Christian Simard

Born	December 18, 1962 (1962-12-18) (age 45) Victoriaville, Quebec
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	divorced
Residence	Beauport, Quebec
Profession	administrator, political advisor, sales consultant

This article is about the Canadian politician, for other people named Sylvie Boucher see Sylvie Boucher (disambiguation)

Sylvie Boucher (born December 18, 1962 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party who was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauport—Limoilou, Quebec in the 2006 election by a margin of 812 votes over her Bloc Québécois opponent.

On February 7, 2006, Ms. Boucher was appointed as parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. On April 10, 2007 she also became Parliamentary Secretary for La Francophonie and Official Languages. On October 10, 2007 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and for Status of women.

Boucher has studied office systems technology, gerontology, information technology and literature. Before politics, she worked in the private sector and specialized in marketing and sales. Later, she worked in the National Assembly of Quebec with various jobs, she also served as water assistant chief of staff to the Canadian Minister of Tourism.

She has two teenage daughters: Mélynda and Marie-Catherine.