- Thérèse Lavoie-Roux
Thérèse Lavoie-Roux (born
March 12 ,1928 ) is a formerQuebec politician and Canadian Senator.Born in
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec , the daughter of Lauréat Lavoie and Charlotte Dubé, she was educated and trained as asocial work er and therapist.In 1976, she was elected to the
Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal in the riding of L'Acadie. She was re-elected in 1981 and 1985. From 1985 to 1989, she was the Minister of Health and Social Services in the cabinet ofRobert Bourassa .In 1990, she was appointed to the Senate representing the
senatorial division of Acadie, Quebec. She retired on her 75th birthday in 2001. She sat as a Progressive Conservative.External links
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* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/j-l/lavot.htm Thérèse LAVOIE-ROUX] atAssemblée nationale du Québec fr icon
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator_det.asp?senator_id=56&sortord=N&Language=E&M=M Senators - Detailed Information Thérèse Lavoie-Roux Parliament of Canada]
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