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Nathalie Roy

Nathalie Roy
MNA
Roy in 2015
47th President of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 29, 2022
PremierFrancois Legault
Preceded byFrançois Paradis
Minister of Culture and Communications
In office
October 18, 2018 – October 20, 2022
Preceded byMarie Montpetit
Succeeded byMathieu Lacombe
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Montarville
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 4, 2012
Preceded byMonique Richard (for Marguerite-D'Youville)
Personal details
BornNew Carlisle, Quebec, Canada
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • news anchor
CabinetMinistry of Culture and Communications (Quebec)

Nathalie Roy MNA (born May 8, 1964) is a Canadian politician.[1] She is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montarville, first elected in the 2012 election.[2] From 2018 to 2022 she served as minister of Culture and Communications.[1] Prior to her election, Roy served as a journalist and news anchor with TVA Nouvelles.[3]

In August 2016, Roy came out as against Burkini and Hijab, saying these are accessories of Radical Islam.[4][5][6][7]

In August 2019, as minister of Culture and Communications, Roy announced the allocation of CA$15 million to preserve the cultural heritage that the churches of Quebec embody, and CA$5 million for the requalification of places of worship.[8]

Following the 2022 Quebec general election, she was re-elected in her riding of Montarville. In the first session of the 43rd legislature, she was elected by her fellow members to the position of President of the National Assembly (or speaker). She is the second woman to serve as president of the national assembly after Louise Harel in 2002.[9]

Cabinet posts

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Quebec provincial government of François Legault
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Marie Montpetit Minister of Culture, Communication and the French Language
18 October 2018 – present 		Incumbent

Electoral record

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2022 Quebec general election: Montarville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Nathalie Roy 19,045 45.90% +4.79
Parti Québécois Daniel Michelin 7,753 18.69% +2.55
Québec solidaire Marie-Christine Veilleux 6,741 16.25% +0.35
Liberal Lucie Gagnon 5,090 12.27% -12.10
Conservative Evans Henry 2,124 5.12% +5.12
Green Jeanne Dufour 601 1.45 +.145
Climat Québec Isadora Lamouche 134 0.32 +0.32
Total valid votes 41,488 –
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout
Electors on the lists – –
2018 Quebec general election: Montarville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Nathalie Roy 17,368 41.11 +6.07
Liberal Ludovic Grisé Farand 10,298 24.37 -6.92
Parti Québécois Daniel Michelin 6,820 16.14 -10.18
Québec solidaire Caroline Charette 6,716 15.9 +9.25
New Democratic Lise Roy 836 1.98
Bloc Pot Jean Dury 214 0.51
Total valid votes 42,252 98.60
Total rejected ballots 599 1.40
Turnout 42,851 80.37
Eligible voters 53,315
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +6.495
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Nathalie Roy 14,999 35.04 -0.70
Liberal Jacques Gendron 13,392 31.29 +6.80
Parti Québécois Simon Prévost 11,268 26.32 -5.17
Québec solidaire Jean Marc Ostiguy 2,845 6.65 +2.18
Option nationale Anthony van Duyse 301 0.70 -1.25
Total valid votes 42,805 98.83 –
Total rejected ballots 505 1.17 –
Turnout 43,310 83.17 -4.49
Electors on the lists 52,071 – –
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing -3.75
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Nathalie Roy 16,083 35.74 +19.96
Parti Québécois Monique Richard 14,175 31.50 -4.56
Liberal Nicole Girard 11,020 24.49 -16.90
Québec solidaire David Fortin Côté 2,010 4.47 +1.22
Option nationale Luc Lapierre-Pelletier 877 1.95 –
Green Dominique Robitaille 633 1.41 -1.80
Conservative Claude Leclair 205 0.46 –
Total valid votes 45,003 99.16 –
Total rejected ballots 381 0.84 –
Turnout 45,384 87.66  
Electors on the lists 51,772 – –
  Coalition Avenir Québec notional gain from Liberal Swing +18.43

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nathalie Roy – National Assembly of Québec". assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nathalie Roy remporte Montarville". Les Versants (in French). September 4, 2012. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Elghawaby, Amira (October 4, 2018). "Déjà vu in Quebec: Politics and religion are at odds once again". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Authier, Philip (August 29, 2016). "Legault shrugs off Trump comparison over burkini and values test".
  5. ^ Marchand, Laura (August 23, 2016). "Quebec police officers should not wear hijabs, CAQ MNA says".
  6. ^ "CAQ takes issue with RCMP's decision to allow Muslim women to wear hijab | Islamic veil only serves to subjugate women,' says MNA Nathalie Roy". CBC News. August 24, 2016.
  7. ^ Khandaker, Tamara (August 19, 2016). "A Burkini Ban Won't be Coming to Quebec". www.vice.com.
  8. ^ Passilly, Augustine (August 8, 2019). "Au Québec, 20 millions de dollars canadiens pour la restauration du patrimoine religieux". La Croix (in Canadian French).
  9. ^ "Nathalie Roy élue à la présidence de l'Assemblée nationale". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). November 29, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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