Pauline Marois
| Pauline Marois | |
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| 30th Premier of Quebec | |
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In office September 19, 2012 – April 23, 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Pierre Duchesne |
| Preceded by | Jean Charest |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Couillard |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office December 9, 2008 – September 19, 2012 |
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| Premier | Jean Charest |
| Preceded by | Mario Dumont |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Marc Fournier |
| Leader of the Parti Québécois | |
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In office June 27, 2007 – June 7, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | François Gendron (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Bédard (interim) |
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MNA for Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré, formerly Charlevoix (2007–2012) |
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In office September 24, 2007 – April 7, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Rosaire Bertrand |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Simard |
| MNA for Taillon | |
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In office September 25, 1989 – August 14, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Claude Filion |
| Succeeded by | Marie Malavoy |
| MNA for La Peltrie | |
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In office April 13, 1981 – December 2, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Cannon |
| Personal details | |
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March 29, 1949 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
| Spouse(s) | Claude Blanchet |
| Residence | Old Montreal |
| Occupation | Social worker, civil servant |
Pauline Marois (French: [pɔlin maʁwa]; born March 29, 1949) served as the 30th Premier of Quebec (2012–2014) and was leader of the Parti Québécois (2007–2014). On September 4, 2012, Marois led her party to minority victory in the Quebec general election, thus becoming the first female premier in the province's history. However, her party was defeated 19 months later in the 2014 Quebec general election, an election that she herself had called. Marois was personally defeated in the riding of Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré and announced her resignation as PQ leader. Her electoral defeat marked the shortest stay of any Quebec provincial government since the Canadian Confederation and the lowest showing for the PQ since its first general election in 1970.
Born in a working class family, Marois studied social work at Université Laval, married businessman Claude Blanchet and became an activist in grassroots organizations and in the Parti Québécois (a social democratic party advocating Quebec's independence). After accepting political jobs in ministerial offices, she was first elected as a member of the National Assembly in 1981. At age 32, she was appointed to the cabinet for the first time as a junior minister in the René Lévesque government.
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