Pascale St-Onge
Pascale St-Onge | |
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St-Onge in 2022 | |
| Minister of Canadian Heritage | |
| In office July 26, 2023 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Pablo Rodriguez |
| Succeeded by | Steven Guilbeault |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office February 6, 2025 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Soraya Martinez Ferrada |
| Succeeded by | Rechie Valdez |
| Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | |
| In office February 6, 2025 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Soraya Martinez Ferrada |
| Succeeded by | Mélanie Joly |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Mélanie Joly |
| Succeeded by | Soraya Martinez Ferrada |
| Minister of Sport | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Steven Guilbeault |
| Succeeded by | Carla Qualtrough |
| Member of Parliament for Brome—Missisquoi | |
| In office September 20, 2021 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lyne Bessette |
| Succeeded by | Louis Villeneuve |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1977 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Orford, Quebec |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Occupation | Union leader |
Pascale St-Onge PC (French pronunciation: [paskal sɛ̃t‿ɔ̃ʒ] ; born May 13, 1977) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Brome—Missisquoi in the House of Commons of Canada from 2021 Canadian federal election until 2025. She served as the Minister of Canadian Heritage from 2023 to 2025 and Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec from February to March 2025. She also held the latter position from 2021 to 2023, when she was also Minister of Sport from 2021 to 2023. Her appointment to cabinet in 2021 made her the first openly lesbian Canadian cabinet minister. In February 2025, St-Onge announced that she would not run in that year's federal election.
Before entering politics, she was president of the Fédération nationale des communications et de la culture, Quebec's largest media union as well as a bassist in an all-lesbian alternative rock band, Mad June.