Stéphanie Vallée

Stephanie Vallée
MNA for Gatineau
Assumed office
April 25, 2007
Preceded by Réjean Lafrenière
Personal details
Born (1971-09-24) 24 September 1971[1]
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Political party Quebec Liberal Party
Profession Lawyer, negotiator
Portfolio Education, Recreation, Sport, Family

Stephanie Vallee (born 24 September 1971) is a French-Canadian politician, lawyer and negotiator in Quebec. She is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the provincial riding of Gatineau as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. Since 2014 she has served as Minister of Justice for Quebec.[2]

Vallée studied at the University of Ottawa and obtained a bachelor's degree in civil law.[1]

After working as an intern for two years, Vallée was a lawyer in Maniwaki for nearly 12 years, becoming a member of the Barreau du Quebec in 1995, and serving as a Member of the Conseil du Barreau of the former city of Hull. She also worked as a chief negotiator at the federal Department of Indian Affairs. In the 2007 election, she stood as the Liberal candidate for Gatineau, replacing outgoing incumbent MNA Réjean Lafrenière, who did not seek re-election.[1][3]

In the election, she easily defeated five other candidates, including the Parti Québécois's Therese Yiel-Dery, Action democratique du Quebec's Martin Otis, the Green Party's Gail Walker (a former federal candidate), Quebec Solidaire's Carmen Boucher and the Marxist–Leninist candidate Lisa Leblanc. She was named the Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Education, Sport and Leisure, portfolios under the responsibility of Michelle Courchesne.

She repeated her success being re-elected in 2012 and again in 2014. In 2014, she was named Minister of Justice and Minister responsible for the Outaouais.[4]

Heavily involved in cultural affairs, she is a member of the Administration of the Gatineau Valley's Maison de la Culture. She has also worked as an administrator at a local community radio station CHGA-FM.[5]

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 2008: Gatineau
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalStéphanie Vallée 14,566 59.80
Parti QuébécoisThérèse Viel-Déry 7,167 29.42
Action démocratiqueSerge Charette 2,318 9.52
Marxist–LeninistBenoit Legros 306 1.26
Total valid votes 24,357 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 423
Turnout 24,780 49.48
Electors on the lists 50,076
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec

References

  1. 1 2 3 "L'Outaouais travaillera en équipe | Patrick Duquette | Québécoise". La Presse (in French). 5 May 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Stéphanie Vallée". National Assembly of Québec. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Voyer, Patrick (17 February 2008). "Stéphanie Vallée: une avocate et mère de famille en politique". Info07.com. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Bélanger, Mathieu. "Vallée nommée ministre de la Justice". Le Droit. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Stéphanie Vallée - Gatineau". Parti libéral du Québec.


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