Liza Frulla
The Honourable Liza Frulla PC OQ |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Jeanne-Le Ber Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles (2002-2004) |
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In office May 13, 2002 – January 23, 2006 |
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Preceded by | Raymond Lavigne |
Succeeded by | Thierry St-Cyr |
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marguerite-Bourgeoys | |
In office September 25, 1989 – November 30, 1998 |
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Preceded by | Gilles Fortin |
Succeeded by | Monique Jérôme-Forget |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec |
March 30, 1949
Political party | Quebec Liberal Party, Liberal Party of Canada |
Occupation | broadcaster |
Liza Frulla, PC OQ (born March 30, 1949, in Montreal, Quebec), formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006, and a member of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin.
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Background[edit]
All four of Frulla's grandparents were born in Italy and like many Italian Quebeckers, her family was strongly federalist and Quebec Liberal oriented. In college she says she was not politically involved as she voted "yes" in the 1980 referendum, believing it was only fair to give René Lévesque's government a mandate to negotiate, but when the results were strongly "no", she reverted to federalism. She then later worked as a marketer for Labatt Breweries when she regularly met with government officials and eventually joined the Quebec Liberals under Robert Bourassa.[1]
Early career[edit]
From 1974 to 1976, Frulla worked for the public affairs service of the organizing committee for the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She subsequently became the first woman reporter accredited to cover professional sport in the electronic media.[citation needed]
Provincial politics[edit]
From 1989 to 1998, she represented the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the National Assembly of Quebec. She was Minister of Communications and Minister of Cultural Affairs. She was vice-chair of the "No" committee in the 1995 Quebec referendum. However, on November 1, 2007, while appearing on the RDI program Le Club des Ex, she admitted to having voted for the "Yes" side in the 1980 referendum.[citation needed]
In 1998, she left the National Assembly to host her own show, Liza, on public broadcaster Radio-Canada until 2002.
Federal politics[edit]
She was elected to Parliament in a 2002 by-election in the now-defunct riding of Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles. After that riding was merged with portions of neighbouring ridings to form Jeanne-Le Ber, she was re-elected by a razor-thin margin over Thierry St-Cyr in 2004; she subsequently lost to him in 2006.
Frulla has the prenominal "the Honourable" and the postnominal "PC" for life by virtue of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on December 12, 2003.[2] She was the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for the Status of Women in the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin and previously served as Minister of Social Development.
Honours[edit]
In 2016, she was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.[3]
References[edit]
Electoral record (partial)[edit]
Canadian federal election, 2004: Jeanne-Le Ber | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal | Liza Frulla | 18,766 | 41.09 | $61,848 | ||||
Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 18,694 | 40.93 | $32,921 | ||||
New Democratic | Anthony Philbin | 3,160 | 6.92 | $1,281 | ||||
Conservative | Pierre-Albert Sévigny | 2,524 | 5.53 | $14,155 | ||||
Green | Jean Claude Mercier | 1,864 | 4.08 | not listed | ||||
Marijuana | Cathy Duchesne | 520 | 1.14 | none listed | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 148 | 0.32 | none listed | ||||
Total valid votes | 45,676 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 836 | |||||||
Turnout | 46,512 | 55.22 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 84,223 | |||||||
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative figures from 2000. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to totals submitted by the candidate and are presented when the reviewed totals are not available. |
External links[edit]
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Liza Frulla – Parliament of Canada biography
27th Ministry – Cabinet of Paul Martin | ||
Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Hélène Scherrer | Minister of Canadian Heritage 2004–2006 |
Bev Oda |
Jane Stewart | Minister of Human Resources Development 2003–2004 styled as Minister of Social Development |
Ken Dryden |
Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
Predecessor | Title | Successor |
Jean Augustine | Minister responsible for the Status of Women 2004–2006 |
Bev Oda |
- 1949 births
- Canadian television talk show hosts
- Canadian women government ministers
- Canadian women Members of Parliament
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- French Quebecers
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Living people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Politicians from Montreal
- Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
- Women MNAs in Quebec
- Female broadcasters
- Members of the 27th Canadian Ministry
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Officers of the National Order of Quebec
- 21st-century women politicians