Rita de Santis explained

Rita de Santis
Birth Date:29 May 1954
Birth Place:Palmoli, Italy
Party:Liberal
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourassa-Sauvé
Term Start:September 4, 2012
Term End:August 29, 2018
Successor:Paule Robitaille

Rita de Santis (BCL’80, McGill University)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Bourassa-Sauvé from 2012 to 2018. She was first elected in the 2012 election as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus.

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From April 23, 2014 to January 28, 2016, she was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister responsible for Government Administration and Ongoing Program Review (open and transparent government).

On January 28, 2016, she was appointed to the cabinet as Minister Responsible for Access to Information and Reform of Democratic Institutions.[3]

She retired from politics in 2018.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/de-santis-rita-lc-12217/biographie.html "Rita Lc de Santis"
  2. https://montrealgazette.com/news/Remember+premier+loved+Quebec+Charest/7201927/story.html "Remember me as a premier who loved Quebec: Charest"
  3. Web site: Quebec's government names new cabinet. CTV News. January 28, 2016. May 21, 2016.
  4. Web site: Former Liberal minister Rita de Santis retiring from politics. Montreal Gazette. June 28, 2018. January 17, 2020.