Cécile Vermette
Encyclopedia
Cécile Vermette is a former nurse and political figure in Quebec
. She represented Marie-Victorin
in the Quebec National Assembly from 1985 to 2007 as a member of the Parti Québécois
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She was born in Montreal
, the daughter of Antonio Vermette and Doria Dubeau, and was educated at the Collège Régina Assumpta, the Hôpital Saint-Luc and the Université de Montréal
. She served as government whip
from 1994 to 1996 and was deputy government leader from 2002 to 2003. Vermette retired from politics in 2007.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. She represented Marie-Victorin
Marie-Victorin (electoral district)
Marie-Victorin is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Longueuil. It is bordered to the north by chemin de Chambly, to the east by Boulevard Jacques-Cartier, to the south by the Canadian National railway...
in the Quebec National Assembly from 1985 to 2007 as a member of the Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
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She was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, the daughter of Antonio Vermette and Doria Dubeau, and was educated at the Collège Régina Assumpta, the Hôpital Saint-Luc and the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
. She served as government whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
from 1994 to 1996 and was deputy government leader from 2002 to 2003. Vermette retired from politics in 2007.