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Christine Fréchette to be sworn into office today as Quebec’s second female premier
She will name a cabinet next week and plans a cost-of-living announcement as the CAQ trails rivals before the Oct. 5 election.
- Christine Fréchette has been sworn in as Quebec's premier, becoming the province's second female to hold the position after Pauline Marois.
- Fréchette defeated Bernard Drainville to succeed François Legault as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, which Legault founded in 2011.
- She pledged to focus on economic growth, defend Quebec's culture and French language, expand health care, reduce bureaucracy for businesses, and address cost-of-living issues.
- Fréchette plans to name her cabinet next week and faces the challenge of improving her party's polling ahead of an upcoming election.
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Christine Fréchette was elected head of the ruling party, the Coalition Avenir Québec, which she will have to re-establish before the provincial elections in October. After Pauline Marois, she is the second woman to hold the position of Premier of QuebecChristine Fréchette, former Minister of the Economy of Quebec, became Wednesday the new premier of the French-speaking province after winning the leadership race on Sunday. At 55 years old, she i…
She is 55 years old and is the second woman to hold this position, after Pauline Marois, who led the government from 2012 to 2014.
Christine Fréchette sworn in as Quebec premier, promises 'to govern with ambition and determination'
Christine Fréchette becomes the second woman in history to hold this position. Christine Fréchette has been sworn in as Quebec's 33rd premier. She becomes the second woman in history to hold this position.
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24heures.caChristine Fréchette will be the second woman to be sworn Prime Minister in Quebec's history on Wednesday afternoon.
During a first public appearance since his defeat, Bernard Drainville launched a message of unity, calling the disappointed caquists "to gather behind" Christine Fréchette, who will be sworn in as Premier of Quebec on Wednesday.
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