Ginette Petitpas Taylor
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The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor PC MP |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |
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Assumed office January 30, 2017 |
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| Minister | Bill Morneau |
| Preceded by | François-Philippe Champagne |
| Deputy Government Whip | |
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In office November 20, 2015 – January 29, 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Dave MacKenzie |
| Succeeded by | Filomena Tassi |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Goguen |
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| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Université de Moncton |
Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor PC MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Petitpas Taylor grew up in Dieppe, and graduated from the Université de Moncton with a bachelor's degree in social work. From 2004 to 2008 she was the chairwoman of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women, and has held a variety of other jobs aimed at advancing and protecting women's rights, notably as the coordinator for the Victim's Services Program of the local detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. She won the Liberal Party's nomination for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe on March 28, 2015, and won the riding itself in the election held on October 19, 2015.
On December 2, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Petitpas Taylor as deputy government whip. On February 15, 2016, Petitpas Taylor was sworn in as a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada according to her duties as Deputy Government Whip.
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