Sonia L'Heureux is a

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civil servant, who was the Parliamentary Librarian of Canada from 2012 to 2018."Meet Canada’s first female Parliamentary librarian: Sonia L’Heureux". ''

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'', July 9, 2012. She was the first woman ever named to the position. Originally from

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, L'Heureux joined the Canadian civil service in 1987. She worked for

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and Energy, Mines and Resources Canada as a

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before joining the

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as associate librarian in 2008. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in

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from the

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. Following the resignation of Kevin Page in March 2013, L'Heureux also served as interim

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until the appointment of Jean-Denis Fréchette in September."Sonia L'Heureux replaces Kevin Page as interim parliamentary budget officer"
''

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'', March 7, 2013.

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