Anne Minh-Thu Quach
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Anne Minh-Thu Quach, MP
(born August 14, 1982 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
) is a Canadian
politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
in the 2011 election. She represents the electoral district of Beauharnois—Salaberry
as a member of the New Democratic Party
.
She has taught French in a high school there for six years. Very active in the Syndicat de l'enseignement de Champlain, the regional teachers union that includes Longueuil, she served three years on its executive committee and represented it on the general council of the Centrale des Syndicats du Québec
, the union central that includes over 100,000 teachers and about 75,000 other employees in health, social services, community, culture and recreation.
She is one of three Vietnamese Canadian
s to have been elected to the House of Commons, following Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
and alongside Hoang Mai
.
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
(born August 14, 1982 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the 2011 election. She represents the electoral district of Beauharnois—Salaberry
Beauharnois—Salaberry
Beauharnois—Salaberry is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.-Geography:...
as a member of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
.
She has taught French in a high school there for six years. Very active in the Syndicat de l'enseignement de Champlain, the regional teachers union that includes Longueuil, she served three years on its executive committee and represented it on the general council of the Centrale des Syndicats du Québec
Centrale des syndicats du Québec
The Centrale des syndicats du Québec , or CSQ, is the third most important trade union in Quebec, Canada, according to membership....
, the union central that includes over 100,000 teachers and about 75,000 other employees in health, social services, community, culture and recreation.
She is one of three Vietnamese Canadian
Vietnamese Canadian
Mainstream Vietnamese communities began arriving in Canada in the mid 1970s and early 1980s as refugees or boat people following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, though a couple thousand were already living in Quebec before then, most of whom were students...
s to have been elected to the House of Commons, following Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons on September 17, 2007, as the Bloc Québécois candidate in the Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot by-election, defeating the Conservative candidate Bernard Barré.Born in Vietnam, Thi Lac was adopted at age two by a...
and alongside Hoang Mai
Hoang Mai (politician)
Hoang Mai is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Brossard—La Prairie in the 2011 Canadian federal election...
.