Marie-Claude Morin

Marie-Claude Morin (born January 25, 1985 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot as a member of the New Democratic Party for one term.

Marie-Claude Morin
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
In office
May 2, 2011  October 19, 2015
Preceded byÈve-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
Succeeded byBrigitte Sansoucy
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Status of Women
In office
April 23, 2012  April 29, 2013
MinisterRona Ambrose
Preceded byIrene Mathyssen
Succeeded byLysane Blanchette-Lamothe
Personal details
Born (1985-01-25) January 25, 1985
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ProfessionActress, coordinator,
social worker, student

Early life

Morin pursued her post-secondary education at the Université du Québec à Montréal where she was a social work student.[2]

Political career

Morin ran for a seat to the House of Commons of Canada in the electoral district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot under the New Democratic Party of Canada banner in the 2011 Canadian federal election. She defeated incumbent Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac and future Canadian Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais as well as two other candidates to win her first term in office. In 2014 she announced she would not seek re-election for health and personal reasons.[3]

References

  1. Election 2011: Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  2. Tamsin McMahon (May 4, 2011). "The REALLY New Democrats". National Post. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  3. Wherry, Aaron (16 August 2014). "When novice MPs decide political life isn't for them". Maclean's. Retrieved 30 March 2015.


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