Julie Miville-Dechêne

Julie Miville-Dechêne (born July 10, 1959) is a Canadian senator and former journalist.

She is a former journalist and broadcaster with Radio-Canada and spent 25 years as a public affairs correspondent for the network in Washington, D.C., Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal^[1] before serving as its ombudsman from April 2007, to July 2011, the first woman to hold this position.^[2]

Since August 15, 2011, she has served as the president of the Conseil du statut de la femme.^[3]

In 2017, she served as the government of Quebec's representative in Canada's delegation to UNESCO.^[1]

On June 20, 2018, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Julie Payette after being nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Trudeau names former Radio-Canada broadcaster Julie Miville-Dechêne to the Senate | CBC News".
^ ^a ^b "Prime Minister announces the appointment of a Senator" (Press release). PMO. June 20, 2018.
^ "Julie Miville-Dechêne nommée présidente du Conseil du statut de la femme". Agence QMI. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28.

External links

Biography of Julie Miville-Dechêne

[rc-1] "Trudeau names former Radio-Canada broadcaster Julie Miville-Dechêne to the Senate | CBC News".

[pmosenate-2] "Prime Minister announces the appointment of a Senator" (Press release). PMO. June 20, 2018.

[3] "Julie Miville-Dechêne nommée présidente du Conseil du statut de la femme". Agence QMI. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28.

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