"1683026"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1986"^^ . . . . "1984"^^ . . . . . "Monique V\u00E9zina, P.C. (* 13. Juli 1935 in Rimouski, Qu\u00E9bec) ist eine ehemalige kanadische Politikerin der Progressiv-konservativen Partei Kanadas (PC)."@de . . . . . . . . "1117593592"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Monique V\u00E9zina, PC OQ (born July 13, 1935) is a former Canadian politician. She now works with a Non-governmental organization in the field of international development. V\u00E9zina was born in Rimouski, Quebec. Prior to entering politics, she worked for numerous community agencies in the fields of education, family services and women's rights in the Lower Saint Lawrence River valley region of Quebec. In 1976, she became chair of the Federation of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins (a credit union organization) in her region, and joined the executive of the Quebec-wide Mouvement Desjardins. From 1978 to 1982, she served as a member of the Conseil sup\u00E9rieur de l\u2019\u00E9ducation and as vice-president of the R\u00E9gie de l\u2019assurance automobile du Qu\u00E9bec. V\u00E9zina entered politics in the 1984 general election being elected as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Rimouski\u2014T\u00E9miscouata. She was one of a number of Quebec nationalists recruited to the PC Party as part of the creation of a coalition that could win power. She was appointed to the first Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as Minister of External Relations (a junior portfolio to the Secretary of State for External Affairs), and as Minister responsible for La Francophonie. Her focus in Cabinet was in the field of international development. In 1986, she became Minister of Supply and Services. From 1987 to 1993, she held a succession of junior portfolios as a Minister of State first for Transport (1987\u20131988), for Employment and Immigration (1988\u20131993), and for Seniors (1988\u20131993). From January to June 1993, she again served as Minister for External Relations and Minister responsible for la Francophonie. She decided not to remain in politics following Mulroney's retirement, and left Cabinet in June 1993 when Kim Campbell became PC leader and prime minister. V\u00E9zina did not run in the 1993 general election. After leaving politics, V\u00E9zina remained active in the field of international development as a member of the board of directors of the Montreal-based Centre d\u2019\u00E9ducation et de coop\u00E9ration internationale from 1994 to 1997. In 1995, she chaired the Commission des a\u00EEn\u00E9s and the Commission nationale sur l\u2019avenir du Qu\u00E9bec, bodies set up by the Parti Qu\u00E9b\u00E9cois government of Quebec in preparation for the 1995 Quebec referendum. The next year, she was elected Patriote de l\u2019ann\u00E9e by the Quebec nationalist Soci\u00E9t\u00E9 Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montr\u00E9al, and was named a member of l\u2019Ordre du m\u00E9rite coop\u00E9ratif qu\u00E9b\u00E9cois. In 1998, V\u00E9zina caused controversy in English Canada by stating that she had never been a Canadian federalist [1]. V\u00E9zina currently serves as vice-president of the 'Conseil des relations internationales de Montr\u00E9al, president of the Mouvement national des Qu\u00E9b\u00E9coises et Qu\u00E9b\u00E9cois and of the Conf\u00E9rence des peuples de langue fran\u00E7aise."@en . . "Monique V\u00E9zina, PC OQ (born July 13, 1935) is a former Canadian politician. She now works with a Non-governmental organization in the field of international development. V\u00E9zina was born in Rimouski, Quebec. Prior to entering politics, she worked for numerous community agencies in the fields of education, family services and women's rights in the Lower Saint Lawrence River valley region of Quebec. In 1976, she became chair of the Federation of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins (a credit union organization) in her region, and joined the executive of the Quebec-wide Mouvement Desjardins. From 1978 to 1982, she served as a member of the Conseil sup\u00E9rieur de l\u2019\u00E9ducation and as vice-president of the R\u00E9gie de l\u2019assurance automobile du Qu\u00E9bec."@en . . "Monique V\u00E9zina"@fr . . . . . . . . "Member of Parliament for Rimouski\u2014T\u00E9miscouata"@en . . . . . . . "Monique V\u00E9zina"@en . . . . . . . . . "Monique V\u00E9zina est une femme politique et gestionnaire qu\u00E9b\u00E9coise qui a oeuvr\u00E9 dans le domaine communautaire, coop\u00E9ratif et politique. Monique V\u00E9zina est une femme de conviction et d'engagement qui, tout au long de sa vie, a vis\u00E9 une plus grande justice sociale. Elle a grandement contribu\u00E9 \u00E0 l'avancement des femmes et \u00E0 leur participation \u00E0 la vie publique."@fr . . . . . . . . . "Monique V\u00E9zina"@de . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Monique V\u00E9zina, P.C. (* 13. Juli 1935 in Rimouski, Qu\u00E9bec) ist eine ehemalige kanadische Politikerin der Progressiv-konservativen Partei Kanadas (PC)."@de . . . . . . "4886"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Monique V\u00E9zina est une femme politique et gestionnaire qu\u00E9b\u00E9coise qui a oeuvr\u00E9 dans le domaine communautaire, coop\u00E9ratif et politique. Monique V\u00E9zina est une femme de conviction et d'engagement qui, tout au long de sa vie, a vis\u00E9 une plus grande justice sociale. Elle a grandement contribu\u00E9 \u00E0 l'avancement des femmes et \u00E0 leur participation \u00E0 la vie publique."@fr . . . . .