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Canadian politician

Marie-Claude Morin

Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
Succeeded by	Brigitte Sansoucy
Chair of the Standing Committee on Status of Women
In office April 23, 2012 – April 29, 2013
Minister	Rona Ambrose
Preceded by	Irene Mathyssen
Succeeded by	Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe

Personal details
Born	(1985-01-25) January 25, 1985 (age 39) Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Political party	New Democratic Party
Profession	Actress, coordinator, social worker, student

Marie-Claude Morin (born January 25, 1985, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot as a member of the New Democratic Party for one term.

Early life

Morin pursued her post-secondary education at the Université du Québec à Montréal where she was a social work student.

Morin ran for a seat to the House of Commons of Canada in the electoral district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot under the New Democratic Party of Canada banner in the 2011 Canadian federal election. She defeated incumbent Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac and future Canadian Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais as well as two other candidates to win her first term in office. In 2014 she announced she would not seek re-election for health and personal reasons.

Election 2011: Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
Tamsin McMahon (May 4, 2011). "The REALLY New Democrats". National Post. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
Wherry, Aaron (16 August 2014). "When novice MPs decide political life isn't for them". Maclean's. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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