Kathleen Weil
Kathleen Weil is a Canadian politician and lawyer. Weil was elected to represent the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. She is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and a former provincial cabinet minister.
Kathleen Weil | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | |
| Assumed office December 8, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Russell Copeman |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Novak |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Cabinet | Ministre responsable des Relations avec les Québécois de langue anglaise |
Weil studied at McGill University and received a bachelor's degree in history and political sciences in 1978 and a degree in civil and common law in 1982 before being admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1983. She served as an official with Alliance Quebec.[1]
In addition to her law practice, she was heavily involved from 2000 in the health and social services sector, being an administrative member for the Montreal Children's Hospital and the Régie régionale des services de la santé et des services sociaux à Montréal. Before entering politics, she was President CEO of the Foundation of Greater Montreal.
She was appointed to the Executive Council of Quebec on December 18, 2008, as Minister of Justice and Attorney General.[2]
In 2010, Weil was appointed as Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities. Following the 2014 provincial election, she was appointed Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness.
On 11 October 2017, Weil was sworn in as Ministre responsable des Relations avec les Québécois de langue anglaise.[3]
She was re-elected as a member of the Quebec legislative assembly in the 2018 Quebec general election.
Weil is married to Michael Novak, ex-president of SNC-Lavalin International.[4]
Electoral record
| 2014 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kathleen Weil | 22,336 | 76.61 | +13.96 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Annick Desjardins | 2,164 | 7.42 | -1.14 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Noah Sidel | 1,649 | 5.66 | -7.96 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Olivier Sirard | 1,610 | 5.52 | -2.77 | ||||
| Green | Alex Tyrrell | 1,318 | 4.52 | -1.20 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 78 | 0.27 | -0.01 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,155 | 99.35 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 192 | 0.65 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 29,347 | 72.50 | +4.56 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 40,476 | – | – | |||||
| 2012 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kathleen Weil | 16,761 | 62.65 | -5.33 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Angely M.Q. Pacis | 3,643 | 13.62 | +10.76* | ||||
| Québec solidaire | David Mandel | 2,291 | 8.56 | – | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Olivier Sirard | 2,217 | 8.29 | -5.37 | ||||
| Green | Claude Sabourin | 1,531 | 5.72 | -8.67 | ||||
| Option nationale | Sylvain Labranche | 236 | 0.88 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 74 | 0.28 | -0.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 26,753 | 99.31 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 187 | 0.69 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 26,940 | 67.94 | +24.92 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,652 | – | – | |||||
* Result compared to Action démocratique
| 2008 Quebec general election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kathleen Weil | 11,475 | 67.98 | +6.65 | ||||
| Green | Peter McQueen | 2,430 | 14.39 | −1.34 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Fabrice Martel | 2,307 | 13.66 | +3.08 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Matthew Conway | 483 | 2.86 | −4.34 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Linda Sullivan | 124 | 0.73 | +0.43 | ||||
| Independent | David Sommer Rovins | 64 | 0.38 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 16,883 | 98.66 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 230 | 1.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,113 | 43.02 | −15.50 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,780 | |||||||
References
- https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20090127/281792804913552
- "Charest's cabinet half women", The Globe and Mail, December 18, 2008.
- https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/quebec-cabinet-shuffle-weil-named-as-minister-responsible-for-anglos
- "SNC-Lavalin loses its fourth senior executive in a year", The Financial Post, August 16, 2013.
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Liberal Party biography
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jacques Dupuis |
Minister of Justice (Quebec) 2008–2010 |
Succeeded by Jean-Marc Fournier |
| Preceded by Yolande James |
Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Diane De Courcy |
| Preceded by Diane De Courcy |
Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness 2014–2018 |
Succeeded by Simon Jolin-Barrette |
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