Lise Bacon
| The Honourable Lise Bacon, CM, GOQ | |
|---|---|
| Senator for De la Durantaye senate division | |
| In office September 14, 1994 – August 25, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Mario Beaulieu |
| Succeeded by | Judith Seidman |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourassa | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Georges-Émery Tremblay |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Paradis |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chomedey | |
| In office 1981–1994 | |
| Preceded by | District Created |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Mulcair |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 1988–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1934 Valleyfield, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Quebec |
| Profession | Administrator |
Lise Bacon, CM GOQ (born August 25, 1934) is a Canadian Liberal politician. She was appointed Senator, representing the area of De la Durantaye, Quebec, by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn on 14 September 1994. Her term ended on 25 August 2009.[1]
Born in Valleyfield, Beauharnois County, Quebec, Bacon attended Collège Marie-de-l'Incarnation and Académie Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Trois-Rivières and Institut Albert-Thomas in Chicoutimi. Before entering politics, she was Office Manager at the Prudential Insurance Company of America. She was a Citizenship Judge from 1977 to 1979, then as Quebec Vice-President of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc from 1979 to 1981.
Before elected politics, she has served as:
- Treasurer of the Association des femmes libérales Louis Saint-Laurent
- Executive Director of the Fédération des jeunes libéraux du Québec
- Vice-President for the Mauricie region of the Fédération des femmes libérales du Québec
- Secretary of the Liberal Party of Quebec
- President of the Liberal Party of Quebec
- Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for Bourassa in 1973
- Secretary of State for Social Affairs (1973–1975)
- Minister of Consumers, Co-operatives and Financial Institutions and Minister of Immigration (1975-1976)
In the 1981 elections, Bacon was elected to the riding of Chomedey and served as Vice-Chair of the Commission de l'aménagement et des équipements from 1984 to 1985.
After the 1985 elections, she was Deputy Premier, Minister of Cultural Affairs, and Minister Responsible for the Office des ressources humaines.
Re-elected in 1989, she was Deputy Premier and appointed Minister of Energy and Resources, Minister of Regional Development and Chair of the Standing Cabinet Committee on Regional Development and the Environment.
Leaving politics in 1994, she served as Governor of the Canada Post Learning Institute and member of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy before becoming a senator.
In 2003 she was made Officer of the Legion d'Honneur of France.
In 2004 she was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
In 2010 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.[2]
In 2010 she received a Doctorate Honoris Causa of the Universite de Montreal.
References
- ↑ Liberal Senate Forum, Senator Bacon
- ↑ Governor General announces 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada
External links
- Tribute to HON. LISE BACON, SENATOR
- Lise Bacon – Parliament of Canada biography
- Liberal Senate Forum
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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| Preceded by Marc-André Bédard (PQ) |
Deputy Premier of Quebec 1985-1994 |
Succeeded by Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (Liberal) |
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