1. Marie-France Lalonde served as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for the provincial riding of Orleans from 2014 until 2019, when she resigned her seat to run federally.
13 Facts About Marie-France Lalonde
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Marie-France Lalonde then won in her riding with 54 percent of the vote.
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Marie-France Lalonde served in those roles until the end of the government of Kathleen Wynne.
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Marie-France Lalonde previously served as Minister of Government and Consumer Services and as Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs in the cabinet of Kathleen Wynne.
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Marie-France Lalonde attended College de l'Outaouais, the University of Ottawa, and the Universite du Quebec a Hull.
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Marie-France Lalonde worked for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Hospital, and was a co-owner of Portobello Manor, a senior's residence.
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Marie-France Lalonde defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Andrew Lister by 11,472 votes.
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Marie-France Lalonde was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure, focusing on economic development issues.
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Marie-France Lalonde was the Parliamentary Assistant to Madeleine Meilleur in her capacity as responsible for francophone affairs.
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In March 2016, Marie-France Lalonde introduced a motion that sought to have a monument to the first two female MPPs elected to the Ontario Legislature erected on the grounds of the legislature.
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On May 13,2019, Marie-France Lalonde announced that she would be running for the federal Liberal Party's nomination in the 2019 federal election to attempt to succeed retiring MP Andrew Leslie in Orleans.
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On March 19,2021, in Prime Minister Trudeau's Cabinet Shuffle, Marie-France Lalonde was appointed to the post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages.
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Marie-France Lalonde currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence.