Line Beauchamp | |
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| Deputy Premier of Quebec | |
| In office September 7, 2011 – May 14, 2012 | |
| Premier | Jean Charest |
| Preceded by | Nathalie Normandeau |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Courchesne |
| Minister of Culture and Communications | |
| In office April 29, 2003 – April 18, 2007 | |
| Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks | |
| In office April 18, 2007 – August 10, 2012 | |
| Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports | |
| In office August 11, 2010 – May 14, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Michelle Courchesne |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Courchesne |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourassa-Sauvé Sauvé (1998-2003) | |
| In office November 30, 1998 – May 14, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Marcel Parent |
| Succeeded by | Rita de Santis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24, 1963 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec |
Line Beauchamp (born February 24, 1963) is a Canadian politician. She served as the Liberal Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the Sauvé riding, and for Bourassa-Sauvé at the Quebec National Assembly from November 30, 1998 to May 14, 2012. She also served as Minister of Culture and Communications from April 29, 2003 to April 18, 2007, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks from April 18, 2007 to August 12, 2012, and served as Minister of Education, Recreation, and Sports from August 11, 2010, and as Deputy Premier of Quebec from September 7, 2011, until she resigned on May 14, 2012 as a result of the 2012 Quebec student strike.
In January 2013, she founded her strategic consulting company and took on a variety of contracts with clients from an array of sectors including culture, education, real estate, and professional services. She is also a guest columnist for Le Journal de Montréal.
Born in Valleyfield, Line Beauchamp earned a BAC in psychology from Université de Montréal in 1985. From 1984 to 1985, she worked as a teaching assistant in that same institution and in 1987 became the Director of Info-croissance, a consumer protection association dealing with psychotherapy, self-help, and cults. From 1991-1993 Line Beauchamp worked as Executive Director for the 101,5 CIBL-FM radio station. In 1993, she became the Executive Director for Pro-Est, the society for the promotion and socio-economic partnerships of Montreal East, until 1998. Between 1989 and 1998, Line Beauchamp was a member of several executive committees, including the l'Association coopérative d'économie familiale du Centre de Montréal (ACEF) from 1989 to 1993, the Corporation de développement de l'Est (CDEST) from 1993-1997, Collège de Maisonneuve from 1995 to 1998, and the Régie des installations olympiques (RIO) from 1996-1998, in addition to being a member of the Réseau des gens d'affaires de l'Est from 1993 to 1998.
In 2013 and 2014 she was a member of the Executive Committee for Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital's Fondation les Petits Trésors, Fondation Père-Ménard, Zoofest and Mondial des jeux.