Madeleine Meilleur
| Madeleine Meilleur | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier |
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In office October 6, 2003 – June 21, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Claudette Boyer |
| Succeeded by | Nathalie Des Rosiers |
| Ottawa City Councillor | |
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In office January 1, 2001 – October 18, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Stéphane Émard-Chabot |
| Succeeded by | Georges Bédard |
| Constituency | Rideau-Vanier Ward |
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| Born |
November 22, 1948 Kiamika, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Occupation | Registered Nurse, Lawyer |
Madeleine Meilleur (born November 22, 1948) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2016. She represented the riding of Ottawa—Vanier. She was a cabinet minister in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne.
Meilleur was born in the Quebec community of Kiamika. She is both a registered nurse and a lawyer, specializing in labour and employment law. She has served on the Ottawa-Carleton Regional District Health Council, the Champlain District Health Council, the Ottawa-Carleton Children's Aid Society and the Vanier Housing Corporation.
Meilleur was elected to the city of Vanier's municipal council in 1991, and also served as a council member in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (which included members from Vanier and other local municipalities). In 2000, she was acclaimed as a city councillor in the newly amalgamated city of Ottawa. During her time in municipal government, Meilleur represented the council on the French-Language Services Advisory Committee. She received the United Way's Community Builder's Award in 2001.
In the 2003 provincial election, Meilleur was elected in the riding of Ottawa—Vanier as the Liberal Party candidate.
The Liberal party won the election, and Meilleur was appointed Minister of Culture with responsibility for Francophone Affairs on October 23, 2003. In November 2003, Meilleur announced that provincial grants would be made available to libraries in rural communities. In April 2004, she announced the extension of demolition controls on heritage buildings. In 2008, she became the province's first cabinet minister ever to attend an international summit of La Francophonie.
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