Liza Frulla
| Liza Frulla | |
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| MNA for Marguerite-Bourgeoys | |
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In office 1989–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Gilles Fortin |
| Succeeded by | Monique Jérôme-Forget |
| MP for Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles | |
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In office 2002–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Lavigne |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MP for Jeanne-Le Ber | |
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In office 2004–2006 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Thierry St-Cyr |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 30, 1949 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party, Liberal Party of Canada |
| Occupation | broadcaster |
Liza Frulla, PC (born March 30, 1949, in Montreal, Quebec), formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006, and a member of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin.
Background
All four of Frulla's grandparents were born in Italy and like many Italian Quebeckers, her family was strongly federalist and Quebec Liberal oriented. In college she says she was not politically involved as she voted "yes" in the 1980 referendum, believing it was only fair to give René Lévesque's government a mandate to negotiate, but when the results were strongly "no", she reverted to federalism. She then later worked as a marketer for Labatt Breweries when she regularly met with government officials and eventually joined the Quebec Liberals under Robert Bourassa.[1]
Early career
From 1974 to 1976, Frulla worked for the public affairs service of the organizing committee for the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She subsequently became the first woman reporter accredited to cover professional sport in the electronic media.
Provincial politics
From 1989 to 1998, she represented the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the National Assembly of Quebec. She was Minister of Communications and Minister of Cultural Affairs. She was vice-chair of the "No" committee in the 1995 Quebec referendum. However, on November 1, 2007, while appearing on the RDI program Le Club des Ex, she admitted to having voted for the "Yes" side in the 1980 referendum.
In 1998, she left the National Assembly to host her own show, Liza, on public broadcaster Radio-Canada until 2002.
Federal politics
She was elected to Parliament in a 2002 by-election in the now-defunct riding of Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles. After that riding was merged with portions of neighbouring ridings to form Jeanne-Le Ber, she was re-elected by a razor-thin margin over Thierry St-Cyr in 2004; she subsequently lost to him in 2006.
Frulla has the prenominal "the Honourable" and the postnominal "PC" for life by virtue of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on December 12, 2003.[2] She was the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for the Status of Women in the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin and previously served as Minister of Social Development.
References
Electoral record (partial)
| Canadian federal election, 2004: Jeanne-Le Ber | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Liza Frulla | 18,766 | 41.09 | $61,848 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 18,694 | 40.93 | $32,921 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anthony Philbin | 3,160 | 6.92 | $1,281 | ||||
| Conservative | Pierre-Albert Sévigny | 2,524 | 5.53 | $14,155 | ||||
| Green | Jean Claude Mercier | 1,864 | 4.08 | not listed | ||||
| Marijuana | Cathy Duchesne | 520 | 1.14 | none listed | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 148 | 0.32 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,676 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 836 | |||||||
| Turnout | 46,512 | 55.22 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 84,223 | |||||||
| Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative figures from 2000. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to totals submitted by the candidate and are presented when the reviewed totals are not available. | ||||||||
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Liza Frulla – Parliament of Canada biography
| 27th Ministry – Cabinet of Paul Martin | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Hélène Scherrer | Minister of Canadian Heritage 2004–2006 |
Bev Oda |
| Jane Stewart | Minister of Human Resources Development 2003–2004 styled as Minister of Social Development |
Ken Dryden |
| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Jean Augustine | Minister responsible for the Status of Women 2004–2006 |
Bev Oda |
| Ministers of Labour (1900–96) |
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| Ministers of Human Resources Development (1996–2005)2 | |
| Ministers of Human Resources and Skills Development (2005–13) | |
| Ministers of Employment and Social Development (2013–15) | |
| Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015–present) | |
| Ministers of Labour (1996–2015) | |
| Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour (2015–present) | |
1Until 1909, the office of the minister of Labour was a secondary function of the Postmaster-General of Canada. W. L. M. King was the first to hold the office independently. 2The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a Minister of Labour may be appointed. However, when no Minister of Labour is appointed, the Minister of Human Resources Development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Labour. | |
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