Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe

Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe
Shadow Minister for Immigration
In office
August 13, 2013 – November 19, 2015
LeaderThomas Mulcair
Preceded byJinny Sims
Succeeded byMichelle Rempel
Member of Parliament
for Pierrefonds—Dollard
In office
May 30, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byBernard Patry
Succeeded byFrank Baylis
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Status of Women
In office
30 April 2013 – 28 October 2013
MinisterRona Ambrose
Kellie Leitch
Preceded byMarie-Claude Morin
Succeeded byHélène LeBlanc
Personal details
Born (1984-04-07) April 7, 1984 (age 40)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseRonald Rojas Alvarez (2013-present)[1]
ResidencePierrefonds
ProfessionCommunity Organizer, Student

Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (born April 7, 1984) is a Canadian politician. She was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard in the 2011 Canadian federal election as a member of the New Democratic Party, defeating longtime Liberal MP Bernard Patry.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, she has a teaching diploma from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in Special Education and is currently pursuing her master's degree in education at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. She has worked as a teacher in the Montreal area and in an Inuit school in northern Quebec.[2]

She has lived in her riding for most of her life, and has been active in community work. She has worked with organizations alleviating poverty, and has taken part in events such as the Marche des femmes and demonstrations against high tuition.[3][4][5]

Lysane was defeated in the 2015 election by Liberal Frank Baylis.[6]

  1. ^ Richard Madan (September 10, 2013). "Despite slumping polls, for the NDP it's been the Summer of Love". CTV News. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ^ Karen Seidman (May 6, 2011). "New Pierrefonds-Dollard MP excited about the job". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on May 9, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "Lac-Saint-Louis/Pierrefonds-Dollard: Liberal bastions under fire". www.montrealgazette.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ Martin Francoeur (May 4, 2011). "De COMSEP à députée de Pierrefonds-Dollard". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ Marie-Hélène Verville (May 3, 2011). "Attendre dans le mauvais bureau électoral" [Waiting in the wrong electoral office] (in French). Cites Nouvelles. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ cite web|url= http://globalnews.ca/news/2157592/federal-election-2015-pierrefonds-dollard-riding/