Nycole Turmel
| Nycole Turmel | |
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| Chief Opposition Whip | |
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In office April 19, 2012 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Leader | Tom Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Marcel Proulx |
| Succeeded by | Gord Brown |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office August 23, 2011 – March 23, 2012 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Jack Layton |
| Succeeded by | Tom Mulcair |
| Leader of the New Democratic Party Interim |
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In office July 28, 2011 – March 24, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Layton |
| Succeeded by | Tom Mulcair |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hull—Aylmer |
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In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Marcel Proulx |
| Succeeded by | Greg Fergus |
| National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada | |
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In office May 5, 2000 – May 6, 2006 |
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| Succeeded by | John Gordon |
| Personal details | |
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September 1, 1942 Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party (1991–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Bloc Québécois (2006–2011) Québec solidaire |
Nycole Turmel (born September 1, 1942) was the Canadian Member of Parliament representing the electoral district of Hull—Aylmer and served as the Opposition Whip in the New Democratic Party shadow cabinet.
Turmel was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 federal election, representing the electoral district of Hull—Aylmer, and became interim leader of the New Democratic Party after leader Jack Layton took a leave of absence in the summer of 2011 for health reasons. When Layton subsequently died from complications due to cancer on August 22, 2011, Turmel became Leader of the Official Opposition, the second woman to be so appointed. She held both positions until the selection of Thomas Mulcair in the 2012 leadership election on March 24, 2012.
Turmel is a long-time trade unionist and served as president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada from 2000 to 2006.
Nycole Turmel was born to parents Laval Turmel and Emilia Jacques in Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec, a nearly completely francophone area of Quebec, where she lived until the age of 18. Her father ran a dairy in the region, called Laiterie Turmel, that focused on producing and delivering milk, cream and ice cream. The family has a history of political involvement; her father served as a city councillor, as did one of her brothers. At 18, and newly married, she and her husband left her home region of the Beauce to move to Alma, Quebec, for work. She subsequently had three children and, after separating from her husband, raised them as a single mother. In 1990, Turmel left Alma and moved to Gatineau in order to take up a new job with her union. She has resided in Gatineau since.
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