Sonia LeBel explained

Sonia LeBel
Birth Date:June 1968
Birth Place:Matane, Quebec, Canada
Party:Coalition Avenir Québec
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Champlain
Term Start1:October 18, 2018
Office7:Quebec Minister for the Status of Women
Term Start7:October 18, 2018
Term End7:February 5, 2019
Successor7:Isabelle Charest
Office6:Quebec Minister of Justice
Term Start6:October 18, 2018
Term End6:22 juin 2020
Successor6:Simon Jolin-Barrette
Office5:Quebec Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Electoral Reform
Term Start5:September 4, 2019
Term End5:October 20, 2022
Predecessor5:Position created
Successor5:Jean-François Roberge (Democratic Institutions)
Office4:Quebec Minister responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie
Term Start4:October 18, 2018
Term End4:20 October 2022
Office2:Quebec Minister of Education
Term Start2:September 10, 2025
Office3:Quebec President of the Treasury Board
Term Start3:June 22, 2020
Term End3:September 10, 2025
Successor3:France-Élaine Duranceau

Sonia LeBel is a Canadian politician who was elected for the Coalition Avenir Québec to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Champlain as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.[2]

As a lawyer, LeBel was chief prosecutor of the Charbonneau Commission into collusion within Quebec's construction industry. She was also the province's Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions, focusing on drugs and organized crime.[3]

LeBel was appointed Minister of Justice in the Legault Cabinet on October 18, 2018,[4] and served until June 22, 2020. She has held various position in the Legault government such as Minister of the Francophonie and President of the Treasury Board from 2020 to 2025. She has most recently taken on the file of Minister of Education.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.lechodemaskinonge.com/la-caq-rafle-tout/ "Le CAQ rafle tout"
  2. Web site: Sonia LeBel - National Assembly of Québec. 2022-01-27. www.assnat.qc.ca. en.
  3. Web site: Here are the 26 men and women in François Legault's first cabinet.
  4. Web site: Meet the key cabinet ministers in the new Coalition Avenir Québec government CBC News.