Raymonde Gagné
Raymonde Gagné | |
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Senator from Manitoba | |
Assumed office March 18, 2016 | |
Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | David Johnston |
Preceded by | Rod Zimmer |
Deputy Representative of the Government in the Senate | |
Assumed office January 31, 2020 | |
Leader | Marc Gold |
Preceded by | Diane Bellemare |
Personal details | |
Born | Manitoba, Canada | January 7, 1956
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Non-affiliated (since 2020) |
Other political affiliations | Independent Senators Group (2016-2020) |
Raymonde Gagné CM OM (born January 7, 1956)[1] is a Canadian politician and academic who was named to the Senate of Canada to represent Manitoba on March 18, 2016.[2]
Prior to her appointment to the Senate, Gagné was a longtime faculty member and president of the Université de Saint-Boniface in Winnipeg.[3] She was named a member of the Order of Canada in 2015.[3]
On January 31, 2020, she was appointed Deputy to Representative of the Government in the Senate Marc Gold.[4]
Honours and awards[]
In May 2014, Gagné was recognized with the Order of Manitoba[5]
On November 20, 2014, Gagné was awarded the Order of Canada and was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada on September 23, 2015, for services to education and social services.[6]
Gagné is also the recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.[7]
References[]
- ^ Senators
- ^ "Trudeau to appoint seven new senators". The Globe and Mail, March 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "Raymonde Gagné nommée membre de l’Ordre du Canada". Radio-Canada, September 23, 2015.
- ^ "With two new Senate appointments, Trudeau has now appointed half of the upper house". CBC News. January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ "RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, NOUVELLE MEMBRE DE L'ORDRE DU MANITOBA". Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne (AUFC). Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "It's an Honour". Office of the Governor General. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ "It's an Honour". Office of the Governor General. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Canadian senators from Manitoba
- Independent Canadian senators
- Women members of the Senate of Canada
- Women in Manitoba politics
- People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg
- Franco-Manitoban people
- Members of the Order of Canada
- Members of the Order of Manitoba
- Canadian university and college chief executives
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- Independent Senators Group
- Women heads of universities and colleges