Céline Signori (born February 11, 1938) is a former Canadian politician. Signori was a two-term member of the National Assembly of Quebec.[1]
Céline Signori | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Blainville | |
| In office 1994–2001 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Richard Legendre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 11, 1938 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
| Occupation | teacher, mayor |
Early life
editSignori was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec in 1938 to Gustave Signori, a local teacher and principal, and Anne-Marie Pelchat.[1] Signori studied nursing at l'École de puériculture de Notre-Dame-de-Liesse, a Church-owned school based at an orphanage in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.[2] She served for fifteen years as a neonatal nurse at hospitals in her hometown of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne in Longueuil, and the hospital in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.[1]
Signori made a career change in the early 1980s, becoming a real estate agent with Royal LePage and becoming more involved in women's issues. She served as President of the Federation of Québec Associations of single parents from 1985-1992 and as President of the Fédération des femmes du Québec from 1992-1994.[1] As President of the Federation of Québec Associations of single parents, she campaigned for automatic collection of child support.[3]
Member of the National Assembly
editCéline Signori was first elected to the National Assembly in the 1994 election, in which the Parti Québécois formed the government.[1] She was re-elected in 1998 but resigned in 2001 after being appointed to the Commission municipale du Québec, where she served until her retirement in 2006.[1]
Later life
editIn retirement, Signori remained involved in women's issues, speaking at the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Centre Rayons de femmes in Thérèse-De Blainville, which she helped form as an MNA.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/263061/le-triste-sort-de-l-orphelinat-notre-dame-de-liesse (in French)
- ^ http://fr.chatelaine.com/societe/francoise-david-jacques-parizeau-et-les-femmes/ (in French)
- ^ http://www.vitalite-regionale.com/courage-des-20-ans-du-centre-rayons-de-femmes/ (in French)