Diane Legault
{{Short description|Canadian politician and dentist}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Diane Legault
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|July 21, 1956}}
| office = Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chambly
| term_start = 2003
| term_end = November 15, 2006
| predecessor = Louise Beaudoin
| successor = Richard Merlini
| education = Université de Montréal (DMD)
Université de Sherbrooke (MBA)
| party = Liberal
}}
Diane Legault (born July 21, 1956) is a Quebec dentist and politician.
Early life and education
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Legault received a Doctor in Dentistry from Université de Montréal in 1979 and a M.B.A. from Université de Sherbrooke in 1995.
Career
Legault was director of professional services for the Ordre des dentistes from 1996 to 1998 and executive director and secretary from 1998 to 2003.
Legault served as the member of the National Assembly for Chambly in Quebec. She represented the Quebec Liberal Party and resigned on November 15, 2006. On November 7, 2006, she was elected president of the Ordre des dentistes du Québec, the professional order representing all the dentists in Quebec, for a five-year term. She was the first woman to hold this position.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ordredesdentistesduquebec.qc.ca/index_en_p.html?section=medias&form=Presse_2006_11_07_en.html&m=communique |title=Dr. Diane Legault Elected President of the Ordre des dentistes du Québec |access-date=2007-01-05 |archive-date=2007-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314130422/http://www.ordredesdentistesduquebec.qc.ca/index_en_p.html?section=medias&form=Presse_2006_11_07_en.html&m=communique |url-status=dead }}
References
External links
- {{Quebec MNA biography|legault-diane-5823}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian dentists
Category:Politicians from Montreal
Category:Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Category:Université de Montréal alumni
Category:Université de Sherbrooke alumni
Category:21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec