Lise Bacon

Who is Lise Bacon?

Lise Bacon, CM GOQ is a Canadian Liberal politician. She was appointed Senator, representing the area of De la Durantaye, Quebec, by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn on 14 September 1994. Her term ended on 25 August 2009.

Born in Valleyfield, Beauharnois County, Quebec, Bacon attended Collège Marie-de-l'Incarnation and Académie Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Trois-Rivières and Institut Albert-Thomas in Chicoutimi. Before entering politics, she was Office Manager at the Prudential Insurance Company of America. She was a Citizenship Judge from 1977 to 1979, then as Quebec Vice-President of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc from 1979 to 1981.

Before elected politics, she has served as:

Treasurer of the Association des femmes libérales Louis Saint-Laurent

Executive Director of the Fédération des jeunes libéraux du Québec

Vice-President for the Mauricie region of the Fédération des femmes libérales du Québec

Secretary of the Liberal Party of Quebec

President of the Liberal Party of Quebec

Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourassa in 1973

Secretary of State for Social Affairs

Minister of Consumers, Co-operatives and Financial Institutions and Minister of Immigration