Raymonde Gagné
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Raymonde Gagné | |
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.jpg) Gagné in 2024 | |
| Speaker of the Senate of Canada | |
| Assumed office May 12, 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Mary Simon |
| Preceded by | George Furey |
| Canadian Senator from Manitoba | |
| Assumed office March 18, 2016 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Preceded by | Terry Stratton |
| Deputy Representative of the Government in the Senate | |
| In office January 31, 2020 – May 12, 2023 | |
| Leader | Marc Gold |
| Preceded by | Diane Bellemare |
| Succeeded by | Patti LaBoucane-Benson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1956 St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba, Canada |
| Party | Non-affiliated (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Senators Group (2016–2020) |
Raymonde Gagné CM OM (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃d ɡaɲe]; born January 7, 1956)[1] is a Canadian politician and academic who has served as the speaker of the Senate of Canada since May 12, 2023. She was named to the Senate of Canada to represent Manitoba on March 18, 2016.[2][3]
Prior to her appointment to the Senate, Gagné worked in the education field. She worked as a high school teacher and principal and was a longtime faculty member of the Université de Saint-Boniface in Winnipeg, serving as president of the school between 2003 and 2014.[1][4]
Gagné contributes to numerous organizations and boards within Manitoba and across Canada. She served as President of the Association of Colleges and Universities of the Canadian Francophonie from 2005 to 2009, was a member of the Advisory Committee on Official Languages for the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada from 2007 to 2009.[5]