Andrée Champagne

The Honourable
Andrée Champagne
Senator for Grandville senate division, Quebec
In office
August 2, 2005  July 17, 2014
Appointed by Paul Martin
Preceded by John Lynch-Staunton
MP for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
In office
1984–1993
Preceded by Marcel Ostiguy
Succeeded by Yvan Loubier
Minister of State (Youth)
In office
1984–1986
Personal details
Born (1939-07-17) July 17, 1939
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Political party Progressive Conservative Party (1984–1993)
Conservative Party of Canada (2005–)

Andrée Champagne, PC (born July 17, 1939) is a Canadian actress, pianist and politician.

Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Champagne was an accomplished performer and personality in her home province. In the 1960s, she became well known on television playing "Donalda" in Claude-Henri Grignon's series Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut. After the series ended in 1970, she opened her own casting agency.

She remained active as a performer, but also became involved in cultural issues, serving on the board of directors of l'Institut québécois du cinéma and on the executive of l'Union des artistes in the early 1980s. She also helped create Le Chez Nous des Artistes, a retirement home for artists.

Champagne entered politics as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984 election, and was elected in the Tory landslide as Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot. She was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as Minister of State for Youth.

From 1986 to 1990, she served as Assistant Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House, and became Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons in 1990. She served in that role until her electoral defeat in the 1993 general election. On August 2, 2005, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced the appointment by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson of Champagne as a Conservative member of the Canadian Senate. She retired upon reaching the age of 75 on July 17, 2014.

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