Marie-France Lalonde

The Honourable
Marie-France Lalonde
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Ottawa—Orléans
Assumed office
June 12, 2014
Preceded by Phil McNeely
Personal details
Born 1971 (age 44–45)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Residence Orleans, Ontario
Profession Business owner, social worker

Marie-France Lalonde (born c. 1971) is Minister of Government and Consumer Services and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs. [1]the in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2014. She represents the riding of Ottawa—Orléans. She serves as a cabinet minister in the government of Kathleen Wynne.

Background

Lalonde was born in Ottawa, Ontario and she grew up in Gatineau, Quebec. She attended Collège de l'Outaouais and later the University of Ottawa.[2] She worked for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Hospital and is co-owner of Portobello Manor, a senior's residence. She lives in Orleans, Ontario with her husband Alvaro and their daughter.[3]

Politics

Lalonde ran in the 2014 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Ottawa—Orléans. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Andrew Lister by 11,472 votes.[4][5]

She was appointed to cabinet as the Minister of Government and Consumer Services and the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs on June 13, 2016.[6]

She was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure focusing on economic development issues. She was the also the Parliamentary Assistant to Madeleine Meilleur in her capacity as responsible for francophone affairs.

In March 2015 she introduced a Private Member's Bill to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Bill 75, which would ban the production and addition of microbeads to cosmetic products in Ontario. Ontario was the first provincial jurisdiction to address the growing concern of microbeads. In June Bill 75 went to public hearings at committee.[7][8]

In March 2016 MPP Lalonde introduced a motion that sought to have a monument to the first two female MPPs elected to the Ontario Legislature erected on the grounds of the legislature. The motion was debated on March 22, 2016 and received unanimous support from all three parties.[9]

On September 2, 2015, she was appointed Chief Government Whip and served until her appointment to cabinet.[10]

Cabinet positions

Provincial Government of Kathleen Wynne
Cabinet Post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
David Orazietti Minister of Government and Consumer Services
2016-present
Also responsible for Francophone affairs		 Incumbent
Special Parliamentary Responsibilities
Predecessor Title Successor
Bob Delaney Chief Government Whip
(2015-2016)		 Jim Bradley[11]

Election Results

Ontario general election, 2014: Ottawa—Orleans
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMarie-France Lalonde 29,945 53.59 +7.15
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Lister 18,473 33.06 −7.32
New DemocraticProsper M'Bemba-Meka 4,909 8.78 −1.80
GreenBob Bell 2,041 3.65 +1.77
LibertarianGerry Bourdeau 512 0.92 +0.59
Total valid votes 55,880 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +7.24

References

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