Background
DUPLESSIS, Suzanne was born on June 30, 1940 in Chicoutimi, Canada. Daughter of Jean-Julien Fortin and Pearl Tremblay.
DUPLESSIS, Suzanne was born on June 30, 1940 in Chicoutimi, Canada. Daughter of Jean-Julien Fortin and Pearl Tremblay.
Ecole des Beaux Arts, Quebec City. Cégep de Sainte-Foy; Laval University, certificate in educational psychology. Laval University, Bachelor of Arts visual arts.
Parliamentary Secretary to the minister of External relations and International Development and Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development, since 1991. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science, June 1990-May 1991. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Science and Technology, June 1987-June 1990.
Secretary to the Conservative Party Caucus, 1984-1985. Vice-President, Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association. Member, Special Committee reviewing bilateral trade with the United States and Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), 1985.
Vice-Chairwoman, Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Vice-Chairwoman, Standing Committee on Research, Science and Technology. ViceChwn., Caucus Committee on Science and Technology.
ViceChwn., Caucus Committee on Defence. Member, Caucus Committee on Official Languages. On Regulations and other Statutory Instruments.
Member, Canadian Delegation to the Francophone Summits, Paris and Quebec City. Chairwoman, various legislative Committees. Member of Parliament for LouisHébert, since since 1984.
Alderman for city of Sainte-Foy, 1981-1984. First Vice-President, Quebec Progressive Conservative Association, 1979-1985. Chairwoman, YES Committee for Louis-Hérbert.
Professional career: playground co-ordinator, 1966. Teacher, Plastic Arts, Louis-Fréchette Regional School.
Member, Laval Alumni Association, since 1970, President, since, 1989. Executive, Louis-Fréchette Regional. School Union; Area Chairwoman, Red Cross Blood Drive, 1980.
Board of Directors, Fondation de l’Opéra de Québec, since 1983. Board of Directors, Alzheimer Society. Board of Directors of the Société Rousseau-Falardeau.
Member of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Community Development Committee. Member, Transport Section of the Development Committee. Clubs: President, MontTourbillon Golf Club, 1978-1980.
Treasurer, Canadian Ladies Golf Association, Quebec, 1979. Altrusa Club; Richelieu Club.