Madeleine Bélanger
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Madeleine Bélanger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Mégantic-Compton | |
| In office December 5, 1983 – April 14, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Fabien Bélanger |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Bouchard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1932 Saint-Sébastien, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jules Gonthier Fabien Bélanger (1973-1983) |
| Children | Johanne Gonthier |
| Profession | Educator |
Madeleine Bélanger (née Audet; born April 7, 1932) is a Canadian politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Mégantic-Compton from 1983 until 2003. Following the death of her second husband, Fabien Bélanger, on October 2, 1983, she was elected as his replacement on December 5, 1983. She served as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Bélanger's daughter, Johanne Gonthier, served as the Liberal MNA for the same riding from 2007 to 2012.[1] Bélanger's nephew, Gérard Gosselin, served as a Parti Québécois MNA for Sherbrooke from 1976 to 1981.[2]
Bélanger was born April 7, 1932, in Saint-Sébastien, Quebec to Léopold Audet, a farmer, and Zélia Saint-Pierre.[3] She worked as an elementary school teacher at Saint-Samuel-Station for three years.[3] She owned two hairdressing salons and worked as an administrator and manager of a home electrical installation company for three years, then as a director of two residential development companies.[3]
