France Gélinas
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France Gélinas MPP |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt |
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Assumed office October 10, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Shelley Martel |
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| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence | Naughton, Sudbury, Ontario |
| Profession | Physiotherapist, health care administrator |
France Gélinas is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2007. She represents the riding of Nickel Belt.
Gélinas, was born and raised in Shawinigan Quebec. She is also trained as a physiotherapist. She has been the executive director of the Community Health Centre of Sudbury, is on the United Way's Citizens' Advisory Panel, and serves as president of the Francophone Reference Group of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. She lives in the Naughton neighbourhood of Sudbury with her family.
She ran in the 2007 provincial election as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Nickel Belt. She defeated Liberal candidate Ron Dupuis by 2,762 votes. She was re-elected in the 2011, and 2014 elections.
In May 2008, she joined caucus colleagues Michael Prue and Peter Tabuns in calling on the provincial government to crack down on private hydroelectricity marketers.
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