Denise Beaudoin

Denise Beaudoin is a Canadian businessperson, lawyer, and former politician. She was first elected to represent the riding of Mirabel (provincial [electoral district)|Mirabel] in the National [Assembly of Quebec] in the 2003 [Quebec general election|2003 provincial election], but was defeated in the 2007 provincial election by François Desrochers of the Action démocratique [du Québec]. She was subsequently re-elected in the 2008 and 2012 provincial elections and defeated again in the 2014 provincial election by Sylvie D'Amours of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She is a member of the Parti Québécois.
Born in Lachute, Quebec, Beaudoin is a graduate of the University of Ottawa and the Université de Montréal obtaining a bachelor's degree as well as a law licence from Ottawa. She became a member of the Quebec Bar in 1976 and practised law from 1977 to 1994. In addition, she was the owner/co-owner of several small businesses or facilities in the lower Laurentides region. She was also a member of the Lac des Deux-Montagnes and Lachute Chamber of Commerce.
From 1994 to 2000 she was a parliamentary assistant and juridical counsellor for the Bloc Québécois MPs.