Thérèse Lavoie-Roux

The Hon. Thérèse Lavoie-Roux
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for L'Acadie
In office 1976–1989
Preceded by	François Cloutier
Succeeded by	Yvan Bordeleau
Senator for Acadie, Quebec
In office September 27, 1990 – March 12, 2001
Appointed by	Brian Mulroney
Personal details
Born	(1928-03-12)March 12, 1928 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
Died	Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Quebec Liberal Party
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative
Cabinet	Minister of Health and Social Services (1985–1989)
Committees	Chairman, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (1991–1996)

Thérèse Lavoie-Roux (March 12, 1928 – January 31, 2009) was a Quebec politician and Canadian Senator.

Born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, the daughter of Lauréat Lavoie and Charlotte Dubé, she was educated and trained as a social worker and therapist.

In 1976, she was elected to the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal in the riding of L'Acadie. She was re-elected in 1981 and 1985. From 1985 to 1989, she was the Minister of Health and Social Services in the cabinet of Robert Bourassa.

In 1990, she was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Acadie, Quebec. She retired on her 73rd birthday in 2001. She sat as a Progressive Conservative.

References

• Thérèse Lavoie-Roux – Parliament of Canada biography