Kateri Champagne Jourdain
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Preceded byLorraine Richard
Preceded byJean Boulet
Succeeded byPascale Déry
Born1981 (age 44–45)
Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada[1]
Kateri Champagne Jourdain | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Duplessis | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lorraine Richard |
| Quebec Minister of Employment | |
| In office October 20, 2022 – September 10, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Boulet |
| Succeeded by | Pascale Déry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada[1] |
| Party | Coalition Avenir Quebec |
Kateri Champagne Jourdain MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. She represents the riding of Duplessis as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She is the first indigenous woman elected to the National Assembly and the first Indigenous woman in a Quebec cabinet position.[2] She was minister of employment in the Executive Council of Quebec.[3] In the Fréchette ministry, she became Minister of Natural Resources and Forests.