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Marie-Claude Bibeau

Marie-Claude Bibeau

Canadian politician (born 1970)


Marie-Claude Bibeau PC MP (born April 4, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is the current Minister of National Revenue. She was elected to represent the riding of Compton—Stanstead in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.[2] A member of the Liberal Party, she was sworn in as minister of International Development and La Francophonie on November 4, 2015.[3] She was appointed the first female minister of Agriculture on March 1, 2019.

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Career

Bibeau was born and raised in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and earned a bachelor's degree in economics and a graduate diploma in environmental management from Université de Sherbrooke. Following her graduation, she worked for the Canadian International Development Agency, and was variously posted in Ottawa, Montreal, Morocco and Benin. After leaving the agency, she returned to the riding of Compton-Stanstead, and spent 15 years operating a successful tourism business.[4]

In her capacity as minister, Bibeau helped shape Trudeau's foreign policy. She served a two-year term as member of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Advisory Council on Gender and Development from 2015 until 2017.[5] In September 2016, Bibeau was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to serve as member of the Lead Group of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement.[6] Also since 2016, she has been serving on the board of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.[7] In 2017, she served on the World Health Organization/Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights High-Level Working Group on the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents, chaired by Tarja Halonen and Hina Jilani.[8]

Personal life

She is married to Bernard Sévigny, former mayor of Sherbrooke.[9]

Electoral record

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References

  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Victoire de la libérale Marie-Claude Bibeau dans Compton-Stanstead". Radio-Canada (in French). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. "Full list of Justin Trudeau's cabinet". CBC News. 4 November 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. "Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau". liberal.ca. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. Board Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.
  6. "Marie Claude Bibeau to bear the Liberal banner in Compton-Stanstead". sherbrookerecord.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. "Confirmed candidates — Compton—Stanstead". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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