Sonia L'Heureux explained

Sonia L'Heureux
Office1:Parliamentary Librarian of Canada
Predecessor1:William Robert Young
Successor1:Heather Lank
Term Start1:2012
Term End1:2018
Office2:Parliamentary Budget Officer
Predecessor2:Kevin Page
Successor2:Jean-Denis Fréchette
Term Start2:March 25, 2013
Term End2:September 2, 2013
Birth Place:Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Nationality:Canadian

Sonia L'Heureux is a Canadian civil servant, who was the Parliamentary Librarian of Canada from 2012 to 2018.[1] [2] She was the first woman ever named to the position.[3]

Originally from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, L'Heureux joined the Canadian civil service in 1987. She worked for Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Finance Canada, Environment Canada and Energy, Mines and Resources Canada as a policy analyst before joining the Library of Parliament as associate librarian in 2008. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the Université de Montréal.

Following the resignation of Kevin Page in March 2013, L'Heureux also served as interim Parliamentary Budget Officer until the appointment of Jean-Denis Fréchette in September.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Posted by Members' Research Service . Conference on 'Federalism in Canada' by Ms Sonia L'Heureux, Librarian of the Parliament of Canada | European Parliamentary Research Service Blog . Epthinktank.eu . 2015-01-13 . 2016-08-12.
  2. "Meet Canada’s first female Parliamentary librarian: Sonia L’Heureux". The Hill Times, July 9, 2012.
  3. Web site: Sonia L'Heureux: Parliamentary Librarian 2012 – 2018 . Library of Parliament . Parliament of Canada . 15 April 2020.
  4. http://www.torontosun.com/2013/03/08/sonia-lheureux-replaces-kevin-page-as-interim-parliamentary-budget-officer "Sonia L'Heureux replaces Kevin Page as interim parliamentary budget officer"