15 Facts About Claudette Boyer

Claudette Boyer was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

Claudette Boyer was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1999 as a Liberal, but was later forced to leave the party as a result of legal difficulties.

Claudette Boyer attended the University of Ottawa, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Teacher's Certificate.

Claudette Boyer worked as a teacher for thirty years, and was actively involved in the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens, the Ontario Teachers' Federation and the Canadian Teachers Federation.

In 1982, Boyer was elected as a school trustee for the Ottawa Board of Education.

Claudette Boyer remained as a trustee until 1986 when new legislation created a French language school board in Ottawa.

Claudette Boyer decided not to run for the new board.

Claudette Boyer stayed as president until 1994 when she resigned to compete for the nomination as federal Liberal candidate when Jean-Robert Gauthier resigned to accept a senate appointment.

Claudette Boyer was narrowly beaten by Mauril Belanger who became the MP in a subsequent by-election.

Claudette Boyer maintained her ties to the Liberal party as campaign manager for several local politicians including Jean-Robert Gauthier, Bernard Grandmaitre and Guy Cousineau.

Claudette Boyer easily defeated her Progressive Conservative opponent by almost 9,000 votes in what is considered a safe Liberal seat.

Claudette Boyer became the first Franco-Ontarian woman to be elected to Queen's Park.

Claudette Boyer served as the party's critic for Francophone Affairs and Women's Issues.

In 2003, Claudette Boyer put her name forward to be re-nominated as the Liberal candidate but McGuinty intervened and used his executive powers to appoint Madeleine Meilleur as the candidate.

Claudette Boyer died at Montfort Hospital in Ottawa in 2013 of an intracranial hemorrhage.