Lise Bacon | |
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Deputy Premier of Quebec | |
In office 1985–1994 | |
Premier | Robert Bourassa |
Preceded by | Marc-André Bédard |
Succeeded by | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay |
Senator for De la Durantaye senate division | |
In office September 14, 1994 – August 25, 2009 | |
Appointed by | Jean Chrétien |
Preceded by | Mario Beaulieu |
Succeeded by | Judith Seidman |
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourassa | |
In office 1973–1976 | |
Preceded by | Georges-Émery Tremblay |
Succeeded by | Patrice Laplante |
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chomedey | |
In office 1981–1994 | |
Preceded by | District established |
Succeeded by | Thomas Mulcair |
Minister of the Environment | |
In office 1988–1989 | |
Succeeded by | Pierre Paradis |
Personal details | |
Born | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada | August 25, 1934
Political party | Liberal |
Relatives | Guy Bacon (brother) |
Profession | Administrator |
Lise Bacon CM GOQ (born August 25, 1934) is a former Canadian politician who served as Deputy Premier of Quebec from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she served as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Bourassa from 1973 to 1976 and again for the riding of Chomedey from 1981 to 1994. She was the second women elected to the National Assembly after Marie-Claire Kirkland. She served as president of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1970 to 1973, making her the first woman elected president of a political party in Canada.
After leaving provincial politics, she served as a Senator from 1994 to 2009.