Ruth Ellen Brosseau
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Ruth Ellen Brosseau MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Berthier—Maskinongé |
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Assumed office May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Guy André |
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April 26, 1984 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Trois-Rivières-Ouest, Quebec |
| Profession | Pub Manager |
Ruth Ellen Brosseau (born April 26, 1984) is a Canadian politician from the New Democratic Party who has represented the riding of Berthier—Maskinongé in the Canadian House of Commons since the 2011 federal election. When Brosseau was first elected, she gained the nickname "Vegas Girl" for a mid-election vacation to Las Vegas, but she became a popular local MP and won re-election in the 2015 federal election. During the 41st Canadian Parliament, she was the Deputy Agriculture Critic in the NDP's shadow cabinet and vice-chair of the NDP National Caucus.
Brosseau was born in Ottawa, and lived in Hudson, Quebec before her family moved to Kingston, Ontario. Brosseau's father, Marc, is a francophone who is also fluent in English. Brosseau continued to take French immersion classes. She gave birth when she was 17 and finished high school partly through the use of correspondence courses.
Brosseau attended St. Lawrence College in Kingston, but left prior to completing her diploma.
Before her election to Parliament, Brosseau held the position of assistant manager for Oliver's Pub, a bar on the campus of Carleton University in Ottawa. She also worked as a bartender at Pier 21 on the Market near the Parliament and the University of Ottawa. She is also an animal welfare activist who has worked to find homes for stray animals and help injured animals recover.
Brosseau is a single mother and a vegetarian. She divides her time between Louiseville, Quebec in her riding of Berthier—Maskinongé and Hull, Quebec in the National Capital Region.
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