Christine St-Pierre (born June 10, 1953, in Saint-Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec) is a Canadian journalist and politician, who was MNA for the Montreal provincial riding of Acadie from 2007 to 2022 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Christine St-Pierre
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Acadie
In office
March 26, 2007 – August 28, 2022
Preceded byYvan Bordeleau
Succeeded byAndré Morin
Personal details
Born (1953-06-10) June 10, 1953 (age 71)
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
ProfessionReporter
CabinetMinister of International Relations and La Francophonie

Life and career

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She holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree from the University of Moncton. Prior to her political career, St-Pierre worked as a journalist for Radio-Canada from 1976 to 2007. She was a political correspondent in Quebec City for five years before working as a correspondent in Washington, D.C. for four years before returning to Canada. During her stint as a political correspondent in Ottawa, she wrote a letter in Montreal's newspaper La Presse praising the Canadian military mission in Afghanistan. She was suspended due to rule infringement because of the statement of her opinion.[1]

St-Pierre entered politics in the 2007 elections and won in Acadie. Jean Charest named her the Minister of Culture and Communications and Status of Women. In late 2011, when the Montreal Canadiens hired interim coach Randy Cunneyworth, she said she expected the Canadiens to rectify the situation as soon as possible as Cunneyworth speaks only English, and no French.

From 18 April 2007 to Septembre 2012, St-Pierre was responsible for Quebec's Charter of the French Language. She stated after she took her oath of office that she would have "zero tolerance" to infractions of Bill 101.[2]

After the Liberals won the election in April 2014, she was named Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie.

Electoral record

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2018 Quebec general election: Acadie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine St-Pierre 14,305 53.80 -17.16
Coalition Avenir Québec Sophie Chiasson 4,391 16.51 +7.57
Québec solidaire Viviane Martinova-Croteau 3,656 13.75 +7.18
Parti Québécois Farida Sam 2,394 9.00 -2.68
Green Laurence Sicotte 737 2.77 +1.58
Conservative Jocelyn Chouinard 579 2.18
New Democratic Michel Welt 442 1.66
Marxist–Leninist Yvon Breton 87 0.33 +0.13
Total valid votes 26,591 98.50
Total rejected ballots 406 1.50
Turnout 26,997 54.17 -15.53
Eligible voters 49,838
Liberal hold Swing -12.37
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine St-Pierre 24,211 70.96 +15.31
Parti Québécois Évelyne Abitbol 3,985 11.68 -5.54
Coalition Avenir Québec Serge Pourreaux 3,050 8.94 -8.52
Québec solidaire Geneviève Dick 2,241 6.57 -1.44
Green Alix Nyaburerwa 405 1.19
Option nationale Julie Boivin 162 0.47 -1.19
Marxist–Leninist Yvon Breton 67 0.20
Total valid votes 34,121 99.08
Total rejected ballots 318 0.92
Turnout 34,459 69.70 +4.94
Electors 49,413
Liberal hold Swing +10.43
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine St-Pierre 17,191 55.65 -11.51
Coalition Avenir Québec Abel-Claude Aslanian 5,393 17.46 +13.11*
Parti Québécois Rachid Bandou 5,319 17.22 -3.70
Québec solidaire Marianne Breton Fontaine 2,474 8.01 +3.76
Option nationale Sebastien Croteau 512 1.66
Total valid votes 30,889 98.67
Total rejected ballots 416 1.33
Turnout 31,305 64.76 +17.85
Electors 48,339

* Result compared to Action démocratique

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine St-Pierre 15,145 67.16 +7.07
Parti Québécois Marc-André Nolet 4,718 20.92 +4.29
Action démocratique Ahamed Badawy 982 4.35 -10.12
Québec solidaire André Parizeau 958 4.25 +0.45
Green Nicolas Rémillard-Tessier 747 3.31 -1.71
Total valid votes 22,550 98.67
Total rejected ballots 304 1.33
Turnout 22,854 46.91 -15.12
Electors 48,719


2007 Quebec general election: Acadie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine St-Pierre 17,962 60.09 −10.30
Parti Québécois Frédéric Lapointe 4,970 16.63 −3.70
Action démocratique Charles Ghorayeb 4,327 14.47 +7.64
Green Nicolas Rémillard-Tessier 1,500 5.02
Québec solidaire André Parizeau 1,135 3.80 +3.31
Total valid votes 29,894 98.93
Total rejected ballots 322 1.07
Turnout 30,216 62.03 −3.63
Electors 48,712
Liberal hold Swing -3.30
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1] playbackonline.ca
  2. ^ "Montreal Gazette, November 9, 2007". Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Culture and Communications
2007–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Carole Theberge
Minister for the Status of Women
2007–2012
Succeeded by
Stéphanie Vallée
Preceded by Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie
2014–present
Succeeded by
incumbent