Marie-Claude Bibeau | |
|---|---|
 Bibeau in 2018 | |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
| Assumed office July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Diane Lebouthillier |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
| In office March 1, 2019 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Lawrence MacAulay |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence MacAulay |
| Minister of International Development | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – March 1, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Christian Paradis |
| Succeeded by | Maryam Monsef |
| Minister responsible for La Francophonie | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – July 18, 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Christian Paradis |
| Succeeded by | Mélanie Joly |
| Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Rousseau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1970 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Bernard Sévigny |
| Residence(s) | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada[1] |
| Alma mater | Université de Sherbrooke |
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
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marie-Claude Bibeau | 21,188 | 36.66 | -0.65 | $63,618.47 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Nathalie Bresse | 17,688 | 30.60 | -1.28 | $19,787.30 | |||
| Conservative | Pierre Tremblay | 10,087 | 17.45 | +2.95 | $42,471.76 | |||
| New Democratic | Geneva Allen | 4,277 | 7.40 | -2.23 | $0.48 | |||
| People's | Yves Bourassa | 2,167 | 3.75 | +2.74 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Sylvain Dodier | 1,626 | 2.81 | -2.41 | $3,785.22 | |||
| Free | Déitane Gendron | 576 | 1.00 | – | $296.27 | |||
| Independent | Sylvain Longpré | 187 | 0.32 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,796 | – | – | $116,073.80 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 66.49 | -3.26 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 86,926 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.31 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marie-Claude Bibeau | 21,731 | 37.31 | +0.43 | $58,382.52 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | David Benoît | 18,571 | 31.89 | +11.19 | none listed | |||
| Conservative | Jessy Mc Neil | 8,446 | 14.50 | +2.00 | $12,725.62 | |||
| New Democratic | Naomie Mathieu Chauvette | 5,607 | 9.63 | -17.78 | $1,786.21 | |||
| Green | Jean Rousseau | 3,044 | 5.23 | +3.29 | none listed | |||
| People's | Paul Reed | 586 | 1.01 | $677.99 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Jonathan Therrien | 252 | 0.43 | -0.13 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,237 | 98.33 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 988 | 1.67 | ||||||
| Turnout | 59,225 | 69.75 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,913 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.39 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marie-Claude Bibeau | 20,582 | 36.88 | +24.89 | $30,817.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Jean Rousseau | 15,300 | 27.41 | -19.86 | $22,398.05 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | France Bonsant | 11,551 | 20.70 | -5.73 | $41,452.44 | |||
| Conservative | Gustavo Labrador | 6,978 | 12.50 | +0.65 | $24,135.57 | |||
| Green | Korie Marshall | 1,085 | 1.94 | -0.49 | – | |||
| Rhinoceros | Kévin Côté | 315 | 0.56 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,811 | 100.00 | $218,288.13 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 748 | 1.32 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 56,559 | 69.09 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,867 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +22.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Victoire de la libérale Marie-Claude Bibeau dans Compton-Stanstead". Radio-Canada (in French). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Full list of Justin Trudeau's cabinet". CBC News. 4 November 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau". liberal.ca. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ World Bank Advisory Council on Gender and Development: 2015-2017 Members World Bank Group.
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints 29 Global Leaders to Spearhead Fight against Malnutrition" (Press release). United Nations. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Board Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.
- ^ Leading the realization of human rights to health and through health: Report of the High-Level Working Group on the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents (2017) World Health Organization.
- ^ "Marie Claude Bibeau to bear the Liberal banner in Compton-Stanstead". sherbrookerecord.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Compton—Stanstead". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Compton—Stanstead, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official Website
- Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister
- Marie-Claude Bibeau – Parliament of Canada biography
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