Rita de Santis

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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| name= Rita de Santis

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| birth_place= Palmoli, Italy

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| office = Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourassa-Sauvé

| term_start=September 4, 2012

| term_end=August 29, 2018

| predecessor= Line Beauchamp

| successor=Paule Robitaille

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Rita de Santis (BCL’80, McGill University)[http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/de-santis-rita-lc-12217/biographie.html "Rita Lc de Santis"], Assemblée Nationale du Québec, November 2018. 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.

[https://montrealgazette.com/news/Remember+premier+loved+Quebec+Charest/7201927/story.html "Remember me as a premier who loved Quebec: Charest"]. The Gazette, September 6, 2012.

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.{{cite web|url=http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-s-government-names-new-cabinet-1.2755658|title=Quebec's government names new cabinet|publisher=CTV News|date=January 28, 2016|accessdate=May 21, 2016}}

She retired from politics in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/former-liberal-minister-rita-de-santis-retiring-from-politics|title=Former Liberal minister Rita de Santis retiring from politics|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=June 28, 2018|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}