Michèle Audette
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Michèle Taïna Audette (born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian politician and activist. She served as president of Femmes autochtones du Québec (Quebec Native Women) from 1998 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2012. She was also the president of Native Women's Association of Canada from 2012 to 2014. From 2004 through 2008, she served as Associate Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Relations with Citizens and Immigration of the Quebec government, where she was in charge of the Secretariat for Women.
Michèle Audette | |
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Canadian Senator from De Salaberry | |
Assumed office July 29, 2021 | |
Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | Mary Simon |
Government Liaison in the Senate | |
Assumed office August 9, 2023 | |
Leader | Marc Gold |
Preceded by | Patti LaBoucane-Benson |
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Born | Michèle Taïna Audette (1971-07-20) July 20, 1971 (age 52) Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
Political party | Non-affiliated (2021; since 2023) |
Other political affiliations | Independent Senators Group (2021-2022) Progressive Senate Group (2022-2023) |
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Known for | President of the Native Women's Association of Canada |
In 2017, she was appointed as one of the five commissioners of the government's national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. In 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated her to the Canadian Senate, as a Senator for Quebec.[1]