Marie Gibeau was a member of the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1988 to 1993. Her career was in administration.

Gibeau was born in Montreal

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, Quebec

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. She studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal

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 and HEC Montréal

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 where she attainend Bachelor of Arts

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, an education degree (B.Péd) and Master of Business Administration

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 degrees. She worked as a management consultant and was Montreal's YWCA President prior to her federal election campaign.

She was elected in the 1988 federal election

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 at the Bourassa electoral district

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 for the Progressive Conservative party

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 in a close victory over Liberal Carlo Rossi

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She served in the 34th Canadian Parliament

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 after which she was defeated by Bloc Québécois

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 candidate Osvaldo Nunez

Osvaldo Nunez

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 in the 1993 federal election

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