France Chrétien Desmarais 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...

 lawyer and businesswoman. She is the daughter of Jean Chrétien

Jean Chrétien

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....

, twentieth Prime Minister of Canada

Prime Minister of Canada

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. She is married to André Desmarais

André Desmarais

André Desmarais, OC, OQ is a Canadian businessman, whose hometown is Montreal, Quebec.He is one of two sons of Paul Desmarais, Sr. He is currently the president and co-chief executive officer of his father's founding company the Power Corporation, based in Montreal, Canada...

, president of the Montreal

Montreal

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-based Power Corporation of Canada

Power Corporation of Canada

Power Corporation of Canada is a Canadian company with assets in North America and Europe in a number of industries. These industries include media, pulp and paper, and financial services....

, and son of Paul Desmarais

Paul Desmarais

Paul Desmarais, Sr., is a Canadian financier in Montreal. With an estimated net worth of $US 4.5 billion , Desmarais was ranked by Forbes as the 4th wealthiest person in Canada and 235th in the world.Desmarais also owns homes in Palm Beach, Florida and New York.He is CEO of the Power Corporation...

, a wealthy businessman. They have four children. She and her husband donated the money to build one of the tallest buildings on the University of Ottawa Campus.

She was Chairman of the Board of the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation and a graduate of the University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

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. She is also currently chair of the Canadian Olympic Foundation.