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Marie-Claude Morin (born January 25, 1985, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot as a member of the New Democratic Party for one term.
Marie-Claude Morin | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac |
| Succeeded by | Brigitte Sansoucy |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Status of Women | |
| In office April 23, 2012 – April 29, 2013 | |
| Minister | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Irene Mathyssen |
| Succeeded by | Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1985 Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Profession | Actress, coordinator, social worker, student |
Morin pursued her post-secondary education at the Université du Québec à Montréal where she was a social work student.[2]
Morin ran for a seat to the House of Commons of Canada in the electoral district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot under the New Democratic Party of Canada banner in the 2011 Canadian federal election. She defeated incumbent Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac and future Canadian Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais as well as two other candidates to win her first term in office. In 2014 she announced she would not seek re-election for health and personal reasons.[3]
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