Christine Fréchette

Christine Fréchette
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sanguinet
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 3, 2022
Preceded byDanielle McCann
Personal details
Born1970 (age 55–56)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
PartyCoalition Avenir Québec
Other political
affiliations		Parti Québécois (former)[1]

Christine Fréchette MNA (born 1970) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. She represents the Sanguinet electoral district as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.[2]

Professional career

From 1995 to 1996, Fréchette was research and information coordinator at the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec. In 1996, she represented university students during a summit on the social and economic future of Quebec. The same year, she began working for the National Assembly of Quebec as international affairs advisor to the parliamentary conference of the Americas, and as administrative secretary to the Franco-Quebec interparliamentary commission.

From 2000 to 2002, Fréchette was a consultant to the Conseil supérieur de la langue française. She continued her work as a public affairs consultant in private practice from 2002 to 2008. In 2002, she founded the forum for North American intégration, and was president of this organisation until 2011. From 2007 à 2012, Fréchette worked for the Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM) as coordinator of the study centers of the United States and Mexico.

From 2008 to 2012, Fréchette was a political analyst in the media (Groupe TVA, Société Radio-Canada, RDI, Radio 98,5 FM and Radio 93,3 FM).[3] In 2012, Fréchette joined the office of Jean-François Lisée, who was minister for international relations, as a press attachée and deputy chief of staff.[4]

After the electoral defeat of the Parti Québécois (PQ) in 2014, Fréchette pursued her career with Montréal International as director of external and institutional relations until 2016. Subsequently, from 2016 to 2021, she was president of the Eastern Montreal chamber of commerce.[5][6][7]

She left the PQ after it introduced the Quebec Charter of Values.[8] Fréchette defended her decision by pointing out that the CAQ also opposed the bill.[8]

Political career

Muncipal

Fréchette stood for election to the Montréal borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles with Denis Coderre and Ensemble Montréal, in the 2021 elections in Montreal.[9]

Provincial

In August 2022, the leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), François Legault, announced Fréchette as his party's candidate in the Quebec district of Sanguinet in the 2022 Quebec general election.[10][11] Fréchette has been described as a synthesis between the economic and nationalist factions of the CAQ.[4][12]

She was appointed Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration in the François Legault government in October 2022.[13] She soon became responsible for discussions with the federal Minister of Immigration Marc Miller, around quotas for family reunification.[14][15][16]

Following the resignation of François Legault, she announced her candidacy in the 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election at an event in Trois-Rivières on January 25, 2026.[17][18] During the announcement, she said would defend the values of the party by describing them as for "an effective state, a strong economy, and a well-defined identity" in Quebec.[19] She has stated her support for the cancelled Programme de l'expérience québécoise.[20]

Electoral record

2022 Quebec general election: Sanguinet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Christine Fréchette
Parti Québécois Daphnée Paquin-Auger
Québec solidaire Virginie Bernier
Conservative François Gibeault
Liberal Rodrigue Asatsop
Green Halimatou Bah
Climat Québec Martine Lajoie –
Marxist–Leninist Hélène Héroux
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout
Electors on the lists – –
Plateau-Mont-Royal
Conseiller d'arrondissement - District électoral de De Lorimier[21]
Candidat Parti politique Nombre de votes Pourcentage Majorité
Carl Boileau Projet Montréal 5,242 48,12 % 1,074
Christine Fréchette Vision Montréal 4,168 38,26 %
Marc-Nicolas Kobrynsky Union Montréal 1,484 13,62 %
Nombre de bulletins de vote rejetées 343
Nombre total de votes exprimés 11,237 47,61 %
Nombre total d'électeurs inscrits 23,602

References

  1. ^ "Opposing visions jockey in likely two-horse race for CAQ leadership | Montreal Gazette".
  2. ^ T'Cha Dunlevy, "Liberals and CAQ go toe to toe in election races on Montreal's South Shore". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Nomination de Christine Fréchette – Note biographique - Secrétariat aux emplois supérieurs". www.emplois-superieurs.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  4. ^ a b David, Michel (January 18, 2026). "The Dauphine".
  5. ^ "Christine Fréchette nommée présidente-directrice générale de la Chambre de commerce de l'Est de Montréal". Chambre de Commerce de l'Est de Montréal (in French). November 10, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Paré, Jason (May 14, 2021). "Christine Fréchette quitte la direction de la CCEM le 27 mai". Journal Métro (in French). Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "Communiqué | Christine Fréchette quitte la direction de la CCEM". Chambre de Commerce de l'Est de Montréal (in French). May 12, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Authier, Philip (January 25, 2026). "Christine Fréchette launches CAQ leadership bid, reaches out to anglos". Montreal Gazette.
  9. ^ Villalba, Léa (May 17, 2021). "Christine Fréchette: Après La CCEM, La Politique?". EST Média Montréal (in Canadian French). Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "Christine Fréchette sera la candidate dans Sanguinet". Coalition Avenir Québec (in French). August 9, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  11. ^ Gabriel Provost (August 9, 2022). "Christine Fréchette candidate dans Sanguinet pour la CAQ". TVRS (in French). Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "Mulcair: Opposing visions jockey in likely two-horse race for CAQ leadership". Yahoo News. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  13. ^ James-Patrick Cannon (October 20, 2022). "Qui sont les 30 ministres du Cabinet Legault?". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  14. ^ Alexandre Duval (December 13, 2023). "Immigration : la ministre Christine Fréchette mise en demeure". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  15. ^ Émission du dimanche 4 février 17 | Les coulisses du pouvoir (in French). September 4, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  16. ^ "Tom Mulcair: These are the ministers we need on the complex family reunification file". montrealgazette. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  17. ^ "Support for Christine Fréchette as CAQ faces challenges after Legault's resignation". CTVNews. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  18. ^ "Succession de Legault : Fréchette en « réflexion », Girard « intéressé »". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  19. ^ Bélair-Cirino, Sarah Collardey, Marco (January 25, 2026). "Christine Fréchette se lance officiellement dans la course". Le Devoir.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ https://montrealgazette.com/news/provincial_politics/frechette-reverses-course-says-she-would-reopen-popular-peq-program
  21. ^ "Élections municipales 2009 - Résultats des élections pour les postes de maire et de conseiller - Montréal". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved October 31, 2022.
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