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The Honourable
Diane Bellemare
The Honourable Diane Bellemare
Canadian Senator; from Quebec ( Alma)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; September 6, 2012
Nominated by	Stephen Harper
Appointed by	David Johnston
Deputy Representative of the Government in the Senate
	In office; March 23, 2016 – November 14, 2019
Leader	Peter Harder
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Raymonde Gagné
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1949 (age 74)
Political party	Progressive Senate Group (2021-present),; Independent Senators Group (2019-2021),; Non-affiliated (2016–2019),; Conservative Party of Canada (2012–2016)
Other political; affiliations	Action démocratique du Québec (2003–2008)

Diane Bellemare (born October 13, 1949) is a Canadian economist and parliamentarian from Quebec, who was appointed to the Senate of Canada on September 6, 2012.^[1]

From September 2003 to April 2007, she held executive jobs with the Conseil du patronat du Québec, including Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist from April 2006 to April 2007.^[2]

Bellemare was appointed to the Senate by Governor General David Johnston on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and sat as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada caucus until March 2016 when she resigned to sit as an Independent. In May 2016, she was appointed Deputy Government Representative to the Senate by Government Representative Peter Harder.^[3]

On November 14, 2019, on the same day that the Senate Liberal Caucus dissolved and was succeeded by the Progressive Senate Group, Senator Bellemare left her position and joined the ISG.^[4]^[5]

On September 17, 2021, Senator Bellemare joined the Progressive Senate Group.^[6]

References

^ "New Conservative senator warns EI reform will drive down wages". The Globe and Mail, September 7, 2012.
^ Le CPQ remercie Diane Bellemare pour sa contribution à l’organisme, April 23, 2007 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Liberals' New Senate Positions Dismissed As 'Word Games'". HuffPost Canada. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
^ Bellemare, Senator Diane (14 November 2019). "The 43rd Parliament will begin soon and it's time for me to pass the torch. It has been a privilege to carry out the functions of Legislative Deputy in the GRO during this historic period of modernization. A special thank you to @SenHarder and @SenMitchell for their support". Twitter. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
^ "Senators List". Senate of Canada. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
^ Bellemare, Senator Diane (17 September 2021). "Sharing a similar vision of a modernized Senate, I join today the @Prog_Senat". Twitter. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

External links

Diane Bellemare – Parliament of Canada biography

[1] "New Conservative senator warns EI reform will drive down wages". The Globe and Mail, September 7, 2012.

[2] Le CPQ remercie Diane Bellemare pour sa contribution à l’organisme, April 23, 2007 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Liberals' New Senate Positions Dismissed As 'Word Games'". HuffPost Canada. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2018-12-21.

[sen-bellemare-joins-isg-14nov2019-4] Bellemare, Senator Diane (14 November 2019). "The 43rd Parliament will begin soon and it's time for me to pass the torch. It has been a privilege to carry out the functions of Legislative Deputy in the GRO during this historic period of modernization. A special thank you to @SenHarder and @SenMitchell for their support". Twitter. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

[5] "Senators List". Senate of Canada. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

[6] Bellemare, Senator Diane (17 September 2021). "Sharing a similar vision of a modernized Senate, I join today the @Prog_Senat". Twitter. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

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The Honourable Diane Bellemare

Canadian Senator from Quebec ( Alma)
Incumbent
Assumed office September 6, 2012
Nominated by	Stephen Harper
Appointed by	David Johnston
Deputy Representative of the Government in the Senate
In office March 23, 2016 – November 14, 2019
Leader	Peter Harder
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Raymonde Gagné

Personal details
Born	(1949-10-13) October 13, 1949 (age 74)
Political party	Progressive Senate Group (2021-present), Independent Senators Group (2019-2021), Non-affiliated (2016–2019), Conservative Party of Canada (2012–2016)
Other political affiliations	Action démocratique du Québec (2003–2008)