Anne Minh-Thu Quach (born August 14, 1982) is a

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politician who represented the electoral district of Salaberry—Suroît in the House of Commons of Canada from 2011Election 2011: Beauharnois—Salaberry
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'', May 2, 2011. to 2019. She served as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Born in

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2019 was 42,410. Situated on Grande-Île, an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordere ...

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, Quach received a diploma in health sciences from the Cégep de Valleyfield in 2001 and a bachelor's degree in secondary education from the

Université de Sherbrooke The University of Sherbrooke (French: Université de Sherbrooke) (UdS) is a large public French-language university in Quebec, Canada with campuses located in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It i ...

in 2005.

Educational career

She taught French at École Edgar-Hébert for five years and another short stint from August 2010 to May 2011 at École Baie-St-François. Very active in the Syndicat de l'enseignement de Champlain, the regional teachers union that includes Longueuil, she served for three years on its executive committee and represented it on the general council of the

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, the union central that includes over 100,000 teachers and about 75,000 other employees in health, social services, community, culture and recreation.

Political career

Elected in 2011, she is one of three

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s to have been elected to the House of Commons, following

Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac (born February 6, 1972) is a former Canadian politician. She served as a member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot from 2007 to 2011. She was the first Vietnamese Canadian ev ...

and alongside Hoang Mai.

Personal life

Quach speaks French and English. She is married and has a daughter who was born in 2014.

Electoral record

References

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* Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec New Democratic Party MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Canadian people of Vietnamese descent Canadian schoolteachers Living people People from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 1982 births Women in Quebec politics Canadian politicians of Vietnamese descent Université de Sherbrooke alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians {{Quebec-MP-stub