Chantal Rouleau
Chantal Rouleau | |
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Rouleau in 2009 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Pointe-aux-Trembles | |
| Assumed office October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nicole Léger |
| Quebec Minister for Social Solidarity and Community Action | |
| Assumed office October 20, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Boulet |
| Borough mayor for Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montreal City Councillor | |
| In office June 7, 2010 – October 2, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Magri |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Bourgeois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1959 Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec (provincial) |
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| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Chantal Rouleau MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Pointe-aux-Trembles as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Rouleau served on Montreal City Council. She became mayor of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles in June 2010 following a municipal by-election. She was a member of the Vision Montréal municipal political party until May 30, 2013, when she left to join Équipe Denis Coderre. In 2018 she ran as a candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec in Pointe-Aux-Trembles. She won, flipping a riding that has been solidly PQ for three decades. She won re-election in the 2022 Quebec election by a large margin. She has held three cabinet posts in the Legault government since 2018. Such as, Minister responsible for the Montréal region, Deputy Minister of Transport (2018-2022), and Minister of Social Solidarity and Community Action (2022 - )
Rouleau had previously been involved in sustainable development initiatives in Montreal's east end for more than 30 years.