Martine Ouellet
Martine Ouellet | |
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Ouellet in 2016 | |
| Leader of Climat Québec | |
| Assumed office May 14, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Leader of the Bloc Québécois | |
| In office March 14, 2017 – June 11, 2018 | |
| President | Mario Beaulieu |
| Preceded by | Rhéal Fortin (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Mario Beaulieu (interim) |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Vachon | |
| In office July 5, 2010 – October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Camil Bouchard |
| Succeeded by | Ian Lafrenière |
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| Born | April 8, 1969 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
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| Alma mater | HEC Montreal McGill University |
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Martine Ouellet (French pronunciation: [maʁtin wɛlɛt]; born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014.
Ouellet was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on July 5, 2010, representing the electoral district of Vachon, standing as a candidate for Parti Québécois.
On May 14, 2021, Ouellet announced her return to politics by creating a new provincial party: Climat Québec.