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Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais appointed Assistant Deputy Chairman
of Committees of the Whole
February 26, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment
of Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais as Assistant Deputy Chairman of
Committees of the Whole.
"Ms. Ringuette-Maltais brings with her to the position valuable
experience and insight gained while serving as Deputy Speaker
in the New Brunswick legislature," said the Prime Minister.
"I am pleased that she has accepted these new responsibilites."
The first francophone woman elected to the New Brunswick legislature,
in 1987, Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais served as Deputy Speaker
between 1987 and 1991. A businessperson and academic, Ms. Ringuette-Maltais
is a former Executive Director of the Edmunston Chamber of Commerce
and a lecturer at both the Université de Québec
and the Université de Moncton.
Representing the federal riding of Madawaska-Victoria, Ms. Ringuette-Maltais
is the first francophone woman from New Brunswick elected as Member
of Parliament. She co-chaired the House of Commons Official Languages
Committee.
PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
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