Dominique Anglade

Dominique Anglade (born January 31, 1974) is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and leader of the Official Opposition of Quebec. She has served as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec since 2015, representing Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne. She was the first woman to lead the Quebec Liberal Party, the first black woman to lead a provincial party in Quebec, and the first person of Haitian descent to be a cabinet minister in Canada. She is the daughter of the academic Georges Anglade.

Dominique Anglade

MNA
Leader of the Opposition in Quebec
Assumed office
May 11, 2020
Preceded byPierre Arcand
Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
Assumed office
May 11, 2020
Preceded byPierre Arcand (Interim)
Deputy Premier of Quebec
In office
October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018
PremierPhilippe Couillard
Preceded byLise Thériault
Succeeded byGeneviève Guilbault
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
Assumed office
November 9, 2015
Preceded byMarguerite Blais
Personal details
Born (1974-01-31) January 31, 1974
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Coalition Avenir Québec (formerly)
Domestic partnerHelge Seetzen
Children3

Early life and education

Anglade was born in Montreal to Georges Anglade and Merille Anglade.[1] Georges Anglade was a founder of the Université du Québec and a longtime professor there, as well as a special advisor to both Jean-Bertrand Aristide and René Préval.[2] Dominique Anglade spent much of her youth in Haiti, but returned to Canada to attend university.[1]

Anglade holds an MBA from HEC Montréal and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the École Polytechnique de Montréal.[3] Before she entered politics, Anglade worked for the consulting firm McKinsey & Company in Montreal.[1]

Political career

Coalition Avenir Québec

Anglade was formerly associated with the Coalition Avenir Québec. She ran as the CAQ candidate in Fabre in the 2012 election, losing to Liberal Gilles Ouimet. She served as the president of the CAQ from 2012 to 2013.[4] She left that position to become CEO of Montreal International.[5]

Québec Liberal Party

In 2015, Anglade joined the Quebec Liberal Party, and stood as their candidate in a by-election for Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne. She explained her political shift by citing objections to the CAQ's positions on ethnic identity and immigration.[4] She was elected on November 9.[6]

She served in the cabinet of Philippe Couillard as the Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade from 2016 to 2018. This made Anglade the first person of Haitian descent to exercise a ministerial function in Canada.[7] In 2017, Anglade was named Deputy Premier of Quebec, holding that office until the Liberal government's defeat in the 2018 election.[8]

On June 27, 2019, following the departure of Philippe Couillard as party leader, Anglade announced her candidacy for the 2020 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election.[9] She ran on a platform of returning the party to the nationalism associated with previous leaders Robert Bourassa and Jean Lesage.[10] She also emphasized expanding the support base of the PLQ beyond Montreal, since the 2018 defeat of the Liberal Party was largely attributed to an overwhelming rejection by voters who lived outside of Montreal.[11] To that end, she campaigned on a Charter of Regions that made dozens of specific commitments to communities across the province.[11]

She was acclaimed leader on May 11, 2020, after her opponent, Alexandre Cusson (Fr), dropped out of the race.[12] This made her the first woman to lead the Quebec Liberal Party, and the first black woman to lead a provincial party in Quebec.[13]

Other activities

Anglade has served on the Board of Directors of several organisations including the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, the United Way of Canada, and the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine.[14]

Anglade's mother, father, uncle, and cousin were killed in the 2010 Haiti Earthquake.[15] Following the earthquake, Anglade co-founded the organisation Kanpe (which is Haitian Creole for "stand up"), a charity to assist rural Haitians with rebuilding after the disaster.[1]

Awards and recognition

Electoral record
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Anglade11,83738.06-0.64
Québec solidaireBenoit Racette7,41323.83+3.07
Coalition Avenir QuébecSylvie Hamel5,80918.68+13.47
Parti QuébécoisDieudonné Ella-Oyono3,56811.47-18.46
GreenJean-Pierre Duford1,0093.24-0.30
New DemocraticSteven Scott6902.22-
ConservativeCaroline Orchard3801.22+0.42
Bloc PotFélix Gagnon-Paquin2020.65-
CINQChristopher Young1030.33-
Marxist–LeninistLinda Sullivan910.29-
Total valid votes 31,10298.12
Total rejected ballots 5971.88
Turnout 31,69956.61
Eligible voters 55,994
Quebec provincial by-election, 9 November 2015: Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Anglade5,32538.64-13.88
Parti QuébécoisGabrielle Lemieux4,11929.89+7.99
Québec solidaireMarie-Ève Rancourt2,85620.73+10.04
Coalition Avenir QuébecLouis-Philippe Boulanger7175.20-5.99
GreenJiab Zou5073.68+1.82
Option nationaleLuc Lefebvre1461.06+0.46
ConservativeChristian Hébert1100.80–
Total valid votes 13,780100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1150.83-0.61
Turnout 13,89523.89-44.40
Eligible voters 58,171
Liberal hold Swing -10.93
2012 Quebec general election: Fabre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGilles Ouimet13,30537.50-10.87
Parti QuébécoisFrançois-Gycelain Rocque9,92427.97-6.59
Coalition Avenir QuébecDominique Anglade9,85227.77+16.46
Québec solidaireWilfried Cordeau1,2603.55+0.78
GreenJean-François Lepage5471.54-1.43
Option nationaleBruno Forget3881.09 
IndependentPhilippe Mayrand2070.58 
Total valid votes 35,483 98.97 –
Total rejected ballots 371 1.03 –
Turnout 35,854 75.96  
Electors on the lists 47,199 ––
Liberal hold Swing -2.14

References
  1. Verma, Sonia (12 January 2011). "Moved by parents' death in quake, Montrealer reached out to help". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. Caroline Montpetit; Isabelle Paré (14 January 2010). "Décès de Georges Anglade". Le Devoir. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. "Qui est Dominique Anglade?". TVA, January 28, 2016.
  4. "Dominique Anglade abandons CAQ over identity, immigration views". CBC News, September 25, 2015.
  5. "Former CAQ president Dominique Anglade will run for provincial Liberals". CBC News. September 24, 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. "Élections partielles : Dominique Anglade élue dans Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne" (in French). Le Journal de Montréal. November 9, 2015.
  7. "Noire politique... une histoire encore bien pâle". Radio-Canada (in French). 15 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. "Philippe Couillard remanie en profondeur son Conseil des ministres". Radio-Canada (in French). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. "Dominique Anglade officially launches campaign for Quebec Liberal Party leadership". Global News. The Canadian Press. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  10. Nouvelles, T. V. A., Dominique Anglade veut revenir au Parti libéral de Robert Bourassa, retrieved 2019-11-17
  11. "PLQ : Anglade promet de conclure un partenariat « historique » avec les régions". Radio-Canada (in French). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. "Dominique Anglade prend les commandes du PLQ". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  13. "Liberal MNA Dominique Anglade becomes first black woman to lead a provincial political party in Quebec". CBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  14. Proulx, Denise (28 January 2016). "10 choses à savoir sur la nouvelle ministre Dominique Anglade". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. Pilon-Larose, Hugo (5 December 2019). [Séisme en Haïti: Dominique Anglade bouleverse les parlementaires "Séisme en Haïti: Dominique Anglade bouleverse les parlementaires"] Check |url= value (help). La Presse. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. "L'Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec souligne la contribution exceptionnelle à la profession de Charles Tisseyre, Dominique Anglade, ing., Brahim Benmokrane, ing. et Hélène Brisebois, ing" (in French). Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  17. "La Jeune Chambre de commerce haïtienne fête ses 10 ans". Radio_Canada (in French). 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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