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Andrée Champagne

The Honourable Andrée-P. Champagne (born July 17 1939) is an actor, pianist and former Canadian politician.

Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Champagne was an accomplished performer and personality in her home province. In the 1960s she became well known on television playing "Donalda” in Claude-Henri Grignon 's series Les belles histoires des pays d'en haut. After the series ended in 1970, she opened her own casting agency.

She remained active as a peformer but also became involved in cultural issues serving on the board of directors of l'Institut québécois du cinéma and on the executive of l'Union des artistes in the early 1980s. She also helped create Le Chez Nous des Artistes, a retirement home for artists.

Champange entered politics as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984 Canadian election and was elected in the Tory landslide as Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot . She was appointed to the Cabinet of Brian Mulroney as Minister of State for Youth. From 1986 to 1990 she served as Assistant Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House and became Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons in 1990 serving until her electoral defeat in the 1993 general election. Since leaving politics she has returned to private life but still takes occasional acting roles.

Last updated: 05-27-2005 13:53:20
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