Véronique Hivon

Hivon graduated from McGill University with a degree in common law and a degree in civil law (1994) after brief studies at the University of Ottawa in political science. She also has a master's degree in planning and analysis of social politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

She worked as a researcher and law intern in 1994 but started to work as a lawyer starting in 2002 though she was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1996. She also worked as a press secretary and Assistant Director to the Cabinet of the Minister of Justice and was also an assistant director of McGill's Law Faculty.

Hivon was first candidate for the PQ in 2007 but lost to then-health minister Philippe Couillard in the riding of Jean-Talon. Hivon defeated the ADQ's Pascal Beaupré in Joliette in 2008.

Hivon was re-elected in Joliette in 2012. The premier at the time, Pauline Marois, named her Minister of Social Services and Youth Protection. Hivon served concurrently as the Minister of the Lanaudière region and Minister responsible for the "Die in Dignity" commission, a commission about the right for a terminally-ill patient to end their own life. The Quebec legislature adopted the law (The Act Respecting End-of-Life Care) unanimously demonstrating a strong consensus on the project in Quebec.

In the 2014 Quebec general election, Hivon was again re-elected to the National Assembly but as a member in the opposition rather than in the government.

On December 1, 2015, the Quebec Superior Court suspended the Act Respecting End-of-Life Care, declaring it unconstitutional. The ruling was appealed by the Liberal government.{{cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2375540/quebec-appeals-ruling-on-euthanasia-law/ |title=Quebec appeals ruling on euthanasia law |date=December 2, 2015 |last=Lau |first=Rachel |work=Global News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228212259/https://globalnews.ca/news/2375540/quebec-appeals-ruling-on-euthanasia-law/ |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |access-date=December 28, 2024}}

Following the resignation of Pierre Karl Péladeau as leader of the Parti Québécois, Hivon said that she was interested in running for leadership of the party.{{cite news |url=https://www.lecourrierdusud.ca/veronique-hivon-songe-a-la-chefferie/ |title=Véronique Hivon songe à la chefferie |lang=fr |trans-title=Véronique Hivon seeks PQ leadership |date=May 3, 2016 |last=Morneau |first=Caroline |work=Le Courrier du Sud |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228212602/https://www.lecourrierdusud.ca/veronique-hivon-songe-a-la-chefferie/ |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |access-date=December 28, 2024}}

Hivon announced in April 2022 that she would not run for another term in the 2022 Quebec general election.{{cite news |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/former-pq-leadership-candidate-veronique-hivon-will-not-run-in-october-election-1.5870415 |title=Former PQ leadership candidate Veronique Hivon will not run in October election |orig-date=April 21, 2022 |date=June 15, 2022 |work=CTV News |agency=The Canadian Press |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228213058/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/former-pq-leadership-candidate-veronique-hivon-will-not-run-in-october-election-1.5870415 |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |access-date=December 28, 2024}}

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{{Election box begin | title=2014 Quebec general election: Joliette}}

{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Véronique Hivon|17,477 |44.33|-2.79}}

{{CANelec|QC|CAQ|Denise Larouche| 10,671 |27.07|-2.82 }}

{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|Robert Corriveau| 7,681 |19.48|+5.46}}

{{CANelec|QC|QS|Flavie Trudel|2,866|7.27|+1.64}}

{{CANelec|QC|Option nationale|Sylvain Legault| 510|1.29|-0.20 }}

{{CANelec|QC|Conservative (2009)|Mikey Colangelo Lauzon| 220|0.56|+0.09 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|39,425|98.00}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|804|2.00|+0.62}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|40,229|69.85|-8.48}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|57,591|–}}

{{CANelec/hold|QC|PQ|+0.02}}

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• 2014 source:[https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/election-results/general-elections.php?e=74&c=987&s=1#s Elections Quebec, 2014, Joliette]

{{Election box begin | title=2012 Quebec general election: Joliette}}

{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Véronique Hivon|20,509 |47.12|+1.03}}

{{CANelec|QC|CAQ|Normand Masse|13,009|29.89|}}

{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|Pascal Beaupré|6,102|14.02|-14.81}}

{{CANelec|QC|QS|Flavie Trudel|2,449|5.63|+0.76}}

{{CANelec|QC|Option nationale|Amélie Dolbec| 649|1.49| }}

{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Jean-Mathieu Desmarais|513|1.18| }}

{{CANelec|QC|Conservative (2009)|Mikey Colangelo Lauzon| 202|0.46| }}

{{CANelec|QC|QCU|Michel Thouin| 92|0.21|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|43,525|98.62}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|610|1.38}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|44,135|78.34}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|56,340|–}}

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• 2012 source:[https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/election-results/general-elections.php?e=72&c=987&s=1#s Elections Quebec, 2012, Joliette]

{{Election box begin | title=2008 Quebec general election: Joliette}}

{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Véronique Hivon|14,666|46.09|+11.02}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|QC|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Christian Trudel

|align="right"|9,175

|align="right"|28.83

|align="right"|+8.61

{{CANelec|QC|ADQ|Pascal Beaupré|6,185|19.44|-17.64}}

|-

{{CANelec|QC|QS|Flavie Trudel|1,549|4.87|+0.32}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|QC|Independent|row}}

|Independent

|Pablo Lugo-Herrera

|align="right"|246

|align="right"|0.77

|align="right"|-

|}

{{Canadian election result/top|QC|2007|Jean-Talon|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|Philippe Couillard|13,732|41.96|-3.63}}

{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Véronique Hivon |9,859|30.13|-5.23}}

{{CANelec|QC|ADQ|Luc de la Sablonnière|6,056|18.51|+3.34}}

{{CANelec |QC |Green |Ali Dahan |1,518 |4.64 |+3.23}}

{{CANelec|QC|QS|Bill Clennett|1,463|4.47|+2.95*}}

{{CANelec|QC|PDCQ|Francis Denis |95|0.29|-}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|32,723|99.29|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|235|0.71|+0.06}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|32,958|79.98|-0.47}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|41,208|–|–}}

{{CANelec/hold|QC|Liberal|+0.80}}

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* Increase is from Union des forces progressistes (UFP)

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