Sylvie Boucher
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Sylvie Boucher MP |
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| Official Opposition Critic for La Francophonie | |
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Assumed office November 20, 2015 |
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| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Pierre Dionne Labelle |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Tremblay |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beauport—Limoilou |
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In office January 23, 2006 – May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Christian Simard |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Côté |
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December 18, 1962 Victoriaville, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
CAQ (2012-2015) Liberal Party of Quebec (1999-2006) |
| Spouse(s) | divorced |
| Residence | Beauport, Quebec |
| Profession | administrator, political advisor, sales consultant |
Sylvie Boucher (born December 18, 1962 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party who was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauport—Limoilou, Quebec in the 2006 election by a margin of 812 votes over her Bloc Québécois opponent.
On February 7, 2006, Boucher was appointed as parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. On April 10, 2007 she also became Parliamentary Secretary for La Francophonie and Official Languages. On October 10, 2007 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and for Status of Women. She was re-elected in the 2008 election, but was defeated in the 2011 election by Raymond Côté of the New Democratic Party.
Boucher has studied office systems technology, gerontology, information technology and literature. Before politics, she worked in the private sector and specialized in marketing and sales. Later, she worked in the National Assembly of Quebec with various jobs; she also served as Assistant Chief of Staff to the Canadian Minister of Tourism.
She returned to parliament in the 2015 election and defeated incumbent Jonathan Tremblay in the new riding of Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix.
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