Lise St-Denis

Who is Lise St-Denis?

Lise St-Denis is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election. She was elected in the electoral district of Saint-Maurice—Champlain as a member of the New Democratic Party, but crossed the floor to the Liberal Party of Canada on January 10, 2012, saying in French to explain her move: "Voters voted for Jack Layton. Jack Layton is dead."

Prior to being elected, St-Denis was a teacher. She has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Quebec literature. She ran as the New Democratic Party's candidate in Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher in the 2008 election, losing to Jean Dorion of the Bloc Québécois.

Shortly after her election, St-Denis was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Before joining the Liberals, St-Denis supported Thomas Mulcair to be the next leader of the NDP.