Yolande James

Yolande James

Infobox QuebecMNA | name= Yolande James


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cabinet= Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities
term_start=September 20, 2004
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predecessor= Russell Williams
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birth_place= Montreal, Quebec
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party= Quebec Liberal Party
party colour= Liberal
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riding=Nelligan (2004-present)
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Yolande James (born November 21 1977 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec provincial politician. She is the first black female MNA and the youngest, as well as the first black cabinet minister in Quebec history. [cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070419.QUEBEC19/TPStory/National|title=Woman fill half of cabinet in Quebec|work=The Globe and Mail|quote=Yolande James becomes Quebec's first black minister at Immigration and Cultural Communities.|accessdate=2007-04-19] A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she represents the multicultural riding of Nelligan in the Island of Montreal.

Biography

Yolande James' father and mother are Canadian citizens who emigrated from St. Lucia and St. Vincent, respectively. She grew up in Montreal's West Island area, and went to a francophone primary school. James says she first got involved in politics and with the Quebec Liberal Party during the 1995 sovereignty referendum campaign. [ [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=101f91bb-d3e2-437e-90f0-10d8584db64e&k=62495 Minister breaks age, colour and language barriers ] ]

James received a Bachelor's degree in civil law in 2000 from Université de Montréal and a Bachelor's degree in common law from Queen's University in 2003. She was called to the Barreau du Québec in 2004.

She was a political adviser at the Ministry of Health and Social Services and was the political aid of a former MNA for the Nelligan riding. She also collaborated in a local program which helped youths with learning difficulties.

She was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Nelligan in a by-election held on September 20, 2004. She was re-elected in the 2007 Quebec general election.

She was appointed Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities in the minority government cabinet of Quebec Premier Jean Charest in 2007. [cite web|url=http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/Membres/notices/j-l/jamy1.shtml|title=National Assembly of Quebec profile|accessdate=2007-04-19]

Political Issues

When Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois demanded that the province of Quebec have full control over its immigration, Ms. James replied that under a bilateral agreement with the national government, Quebec already has all the power it needs to select the economic immigrants it wants. [ [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=2c1f14fb-f55f-45a9-abee-4167c3b702c6&k=58090 Let Quebec control its immigration, Marois says ] ]

References

External Links

* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/FRA/Membres/notices/j-l/jamy1.shtml Yolande James pages on National Assembly of Quebec official website] (French)
* [http://www.micc.gouv.qc.ca/fr/ministre/index.html Minister page at the Quebec Immigration and Cultural Communities Ministry Official website] (French)


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