Margaret Fortier Delisle (born July 4, 1946) is a politician in Quebec, Canada.
Early life
Fortier was born on July 4, 1946, in Quebec City to Wenceslas Fortier and Theresa Martin. She is the older sister of Canadian federal politician Michael Fortier.[1][2]
In 1982, while still working as a teacher, she was elected as a member of the city council of the former city of Sillery (which was amalgamated into Quebec City, in 2002), and became mayor of Sillery in 1985. She ran for the National Assembly in 1994, winning by 25 votes, and was re-elected in 1998 by 157 votes and finally in 2003 by a margin of 2500 votes.[3]
She was responsible for amendments to Quebec's youth protection legislation to provide a more stable environment for children under the protection of the Quebec child welfare agency, the Direction de la protection de la jeunesse (DPJ).[3]
References
^"Margaret F. Delisle". Assemblée nationale du Québec (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2011.