Diane Bellemare

Diane Bellemare (born October 13, 1949) is a Canadian economist and politician from Quebec, who was appointed to the Senate of Canada on September 6, 2012.[1]

The Honourable

Diane Bellemare
Canadian Senator
from Quebec (Alma)
Assumed office
September 6, 2012
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byDavid Johnston
Deputy Representative of the Government in the Senate
In office
March 23, 2016 – November 14, 2019
LeaderPeter Harder
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRaymonde Gagné
Personal details
Born (1949-10-13) October 13, 1949
Political partyIndependent Senators Group (2019-present),
Non-affiliated (2016–2019),
Conservative Party of Canada (2012–2016)
Other political
affiliations		Action démocratique du Québec (2003–2008)

From September 2003 to April 2007, she held executive jobs with the Conseil du patronat du Québec, including Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist from April 2006 to April 2007.[2]

Bellemare was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and sat as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada caucus until March 2016 when she resigned to sit as an Independent. In May 2016, she was appointed Deputy Government Representative to the Senate by Government Representative Peter Harder.[3]

On November 14, 2019, on the same day that the Senate Liberal Caucus dissolved and was succeeded by the Progressive Senate Group, Senator Bellemare left her position and joined the ISG.[4][5]

References
  1. "New Conservative senator warns EI reform will drive down wages". The Globe and Mail, September 7, 2012.
  2. Le CPQ remercie Diane Bellemare pour sa contribution à l’organisme, April 23, 2007 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Liberals' New Senate Positions Dismissed As 'Word Games'". HuffPost Canada. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. Bellemare, Senator Diane (14 November 2019). "The 43rd Parliament will begin soon and it's time for me to pass the torch. It has been a privilege to carry out the functions of Legislative Deputy in the GRO during this historic period of modernization. A special thank you to @SenHarder and @SenMitchell for their support". Twitter. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. "Senators List". Senate of Canada. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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