11 Facts About Lise Thibault

Lise Thibault later spent six months in jail for misuse of public funds, which she was ordered to repay the government.

Lise Thibault was educated at the Academie Marie-Anne de Montreal, and then went on to teachers' college at Cegep de Saint-Jerome.

Lise Thibault taught with the adult education department of the Milles-Iles and Des Ecores school boards from 1973 to 1978.

Lise Thibault was the vice president for Quebec's Commission de la sante et de la securite du travail from 1987 to 1993.

Lise Thibault was president and CEO of the Office des personnes handicapees du Quebec from 1993 to 1995.

Lise Thibault was closely associated with the federal Liberal Party for many years, and on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, the Governor General appointed her Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, following the resignation of Jean-Louis Roux in 1997.

Lise Thibault became Quebec's first female viceroy, and the first disabled lieutenant governor in Canada.

Lise Thibault was one of the longest serving lieutenant governors in Canadian history, serving for over ten years.

Lise Thibault was criminally charged for offences involving fraud, breach of trust, forgery and fabrication of false documents related to the misspending of public funds during her ten years in office.

Lise Thibault was transferred in late February 2016 to the Leclerc Detention Centre in Laval, Quebec.

Lise Thibault was granted a conditional release on 2 June 2016, and was fully discharged on 17 August 2017.