Liza Frulla
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The Honourable Liza Frulla PC OQ |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Jeanne-Le Ber Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles (2002-2004) |
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In office May 13, 2002 – January 23, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Raymond Lavigne |
| Succeeded by | Thierry St-Cyr |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marguerite-Bourgeoys | |
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In office September 25, 1989 – November 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Gilles Fortin |
| Succeeded by | Monique Jérôme-Forget |
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March 30, 1949 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party, Liberal Party of Canada |
| Occupation | broadcaster |
Liza Frulla, PC OQ (born March 30, 1949, in Montreal, Quebec), formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006, and a member of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin.
All four of Frulla's grandparents were born in Italy and like many Italian Quebeckers, her family was strongly federalist and Quebec Liberal oriented. In college she says she was not politically involved as she voted "yes" in the 1980 referendum, believing it was only fair to give René Lévesque's government a mandate to negotiate, but when the results were strongly "no", she reverted to federalism. She then later worked as a marketer for Labatt Breweries when she regularly met with government officials and eventually joined the Quebec Liberals under Robert Bourassa.
From 1974 to 1976, Frulla worked for the public affairs service of the organizing committee for the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She subsequently became the first woman reporter accredited to cover professional sport in the electronic media.
From 1989 to 1998, she represented the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the National Assembly of Quebec. She was Minister of Communications and Minister of Cultural Affairs. She was vice-chair of the "No" committee in the 1995 Quebec referendum. However, on November 1, 2007, while appearing on the RDI program Le Club des Ex, she admitted to having voted for the "Yes" side in the 1980 referendum.
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