Christine Fréchette (born 1970) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the

National Assembly of Quebec The National Assembly of Quebec (, ) is the Legislature, legislative body of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; ). The lieutenant governor of Que ...

in the

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. She represents the Sanguinet electoral district as a member of the

Coalition Avenir Québec The Coalition Avenir Québec (, , CAQ) is a Quebec nationalism, Quebec nationalist, Autonomism in Quebec, autonomist and conservatism, conservative

Professional career

From 1995 to 1996, Fréchette was research and information coordinator at the

Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec The Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (; "University Student Federation of Quebec"; FEUQ) was a federation of university students' unions created following the lifting of the tuition freeze in 1989. It included 9 member association ...

. In 1996, she represented university students during a summit on the social and economic future of Quebec. The same year, she began working for the

as international affairs advisor to the parliamentary conference of the Americas, and as administrative secretary to the Franco-Quebec interparliamentary commission. From 2000 to 2002, Fréchette was a consultant to the Conseil supérieur de la langue française. She continued her work as a public affairs consultant in private practice from 2002 to 2008. In 2002, she founded the forum for North American intégration, and was president of this organisation until 2011. From 2007 à 2012, Fréchette worked for the Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM) as coordinator of the study centers of the United States and Mexico. From 2008 to 2012, Fréchette was a political analyst in the media (

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, RDI, Radio 98,5 FM and Radio 93,3 FM). In 2012, Fréchette joined the cabinet of

Jean-François Lisée Jean-François Lisée (; born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Queb ...

, who was minister for international relations, as a press attachée and deputy chief of staff. After the electoral defeat of the

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in 2014, Fréchette pursued her career with Montréal International as director of external and institutional relations until 2016. Subsequently, from 2016 to 2021, she was president of the Eastern Montreal chamber of commerce.

Political career

Fréchette stood for election to the Montréal borough of

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles () is a suburban Boroughs of Montreal, borough (''arrondissement'') on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the eastern end of the Island of Montreal. Geography T ...

with

Denis Coderre Denis Coderre (; born July 25, 1963) is a Canadian politician who served as the 44th mayor of Montreal from 2013 to 2017. Coderre was involved in federal politics as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, serving as the member of Parliame ...

and

Ensemble Montréal Ensemble Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its elected officials are present in many districts in Montreal and represent the boroughs of Montréal-Nord (mayor, Christine Black), Saint-Léonard (mayor, Michel ...

, in the 2021 elections in Montreal. In August 2022, the leader of the

Coalition Avenir Québec The Coalition Avenir Québec (, , CAQ) is a Quebec nationalism, Quebec nationalist, Autonomism in Quebec, autonomist and conservatism, conservative

, François Legault, announced Fréchette as his party's candidate in the Quebec district of

Sanguinet Sanguinet (; ''Sanguinet'' in Occitan) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is situated next to Étang de Cazaux et de Sanguinet. Geography The commune is situated in the north of the depart ...

in the

. She was appointed minister of immigration, Francization and integration in the

François Legault François Legault (; born May 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician serving as the 32nd premier of Quebec since 2018. A founding member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), he has led the party since it began in 2011. Legault sits as a Nationa ...

government in October 2022. One issue that she soon became responsible for were the discussions with the federal Minister of Immigration Marc Miller around quotas on family reunification.

Electoral record

Election results

References

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