Alexandrine Latendresse
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Alexandrine Latendresse (born April 30, 1984) was the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Louis-Saint-Laurent and was elected in the 2011 Canadian federal election. She defeated former Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Josée Verner of the Conservative Party. She had earlier run in Louis-Saint-Laurent in the 2008 federal election, but lost.
Alexandrine Latendresse | |
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Member of Parliament for Louis-Saint-Laurent | |
In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Josée Verner |
Succeeded by | Gérard Deltell |
Personal details | |
Born | (1984-04-30) April 30, 1984 (age 40) Montreal, Quebec |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Residence(s) | Quebec City, Quebec |
Latendresse introduced Bill C-419, which would require future officers of Parliament to be able to function in both official languages without the help of an interpreter.[1]
Latendresse declined to run again in the 2015 election, saying the pace of parliamentary debate had lost its appeal for her.[2] Daniel Caron, a former ambassador of Canada to Ukraine from 2008 to 2011, was acclaimed as the NDP candidate in the district shortly thereafter.