Nathalie Roy

The Honourable
Nathalie Roy
MNA
47th President of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 29, 2022
PremierFrancois Legault
Preceded byFrancois Paradis
Ministry of Culture and Communications (Quebec)
In office
October 18th 2018 – October 20, 2022
Preceded byMarie Montpetit
Succeeded byMathieu Lacombe
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Montarville
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 September 2012
Preceded byMonique Richard[1]
Personal details
BornNew Carlisle, Quebec, Canada
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec
ProfessionLawyer, news anchor
CabinetMinistry of Culture and Communications (Quebec)

Nathalie Roy (born 8 May 1964) is a Canadian politician.[2] She is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montarville, first elected in the 2012 election.[3] From 2018 to 2022 she served as Ministry of Culture and Communications (Quebec).[2] Prior to her election, Roy served as a journalist and news anchor with TVA Nouvelles.[4]

In August 2016, Roy came out as against Burkini and Hijab, saying these are accessories of Radical Islam.[5][6][7][8]

In August 2019, as Minister of Culture, Roy announced the allocation of $15 million to preserve the cultural heritage that the churches of Quebec embody, and $5 million for the requalification of places of worship.[9]

Following the 2022 Quebec general election, she was re-elected in her riding of Montarville. In the first session of the 43rd legislature, she was elected by her fellow members to the position of President of the National Assembly (or speaker). She is the second woman to serve as president of the national assembly after Louise Harel in 2002.[10]

  1. ^ Marguerite-D'Youville
  2. ^ a b "Nathalie Roy – National Assembly of Québec". assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Nathalie Roy remporte Montarville". Les Versants (in French). 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013.
  4. ^ Elghawaby, Amira (4 October 2018). "Déjà vu in Quebec: Politics and religion are at odds once again". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ^ Authier, Philip (29 August 2016). "Legault shrugs off Trump comparison over burkini and values test".
  6. ^ Marchand, Laura (23 August 2016). "Quebec police officers should not wear hijabs, CAQ MNA says".
  7. ^ "CAQ takes issue with RCMP's decision to allow Muslim women to wear hijab | Islamic veil only serves to subjugate women,' says MNA Nathalie Roy". CBC News. 24 August 2016.
  8. ^ Khandaker, Tamara (19 August 2016). "A Burkini Ban Won't be Coming to Quebec". www.vice.com.
  9. ^ Passilly, Augustine (8 August 2019). "Au Québec, 20 millions de dollars canadiens pour la restauration du patrimoine religieux". La Croix (in French).
  10. ^ "Nathalie Roy élue à la présidence de l'Assemblée nationale". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.