Stéphanie Vallée

Stephanie Vallee is a politician, lawyer and negotiator in Quebec, Canada. She is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the provincial riding of Gatineau as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Vallee studied at the University of Ottawa and obtained a bachelor's degree in civil law.

After being an intern for two years, Vallee was a lawyer in Maniwaki for nearly 12 years, a member of the Barreau du Quebec since 1995, and a Member of the Conseil du Barreau of the former city of Hull. She also worked as a chief negotiator at the federal Ministry of Indian Affairs. In the 2007 elections, she became the Liberal candidate for Gatineau after replacing outgoing incumbent MNA Rejean Lafreniere who did not seek a re-election.

She easily defeated five other candidates including Parti Quebecois's Therese Yiel-Dery, Action democratique du Quebec's Martin Otis, Green Party's (and former federal candidate) Gail Walker, Quebec Solidaire's Carmen Boucher and Marxist-Leninist candidate Lisa Leblanc. She was named the Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Education, Sport and Leisure, portfolios under the responsibility of Michelle Courchesne

Also heavily involved in the cultural domain, she is also a member of the Administration of the Gatineau Valley's Maison de la Culture. She was an administrator at a local community radio station CHGA-FM.

External link

• Vallee's Bio
• National Assembly of Quebec page (French)

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