Élaine Ayotte
Élaine Ayotte is a Canadian politician and diplomat. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1987. She then pursued a Master of Arts degree, also in Communications, at McGill University, which she completed in 1990.[1]
Élaine Ayotte | |
|---|---|
| Montreal City Councillor for Marie-Victorin | |
| In office November 2009 – November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Carle Bernier-Genest |
| Succeeded by | Guillaume Lavoie |
| Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Canada to UNESCO | |
| Assumed office May 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Blackburn |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Vision Montréal (2009-2013) Independent (2013) |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Avotte was formerly a Montreal City Councillor for the Marie-Victorin ward in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie from 2009 to 2013.[2] She was appointed as Canada's ambassador and permanent delegate to UNESCO on May 4, 2015.[3][4]
She was first elected in the 2009 municipal election as a member of the Vision Montréal party,[2] defeating incumbent councillor Carle Bernier-Genest. She was appointed to the Montreal Executive Committee, with responsibility for culture, heritage and design, in November 2012.[5] However, she left that caucus to sit as an independent councillor on June 4, 2013.[2] She did not run for reelection in the 2013 municipal election.[6]
Prior to her political career, Ayotte was a television journalist for TVA and TQS.[4]
References
- http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/unesco/hom-cdm.aspx?lang=eng
- "Another councillor defects from Vision Montreal". CTV News, June 4, 2013.
- "Élaine Ayotte devient l'ambassadrice du Canada à l'UNESCO". La Presse, May 4, 2015.
- "Élaine Ayotte est nommée ambassadrice du Canada à l'UNESCO". TVA Nouvelles, May 4, 2015.
- "Conseil exécutif de Montréal : Élaine Ayotte sera nommée". La Presse, November 21, 2012.
- "Élaine Ayotte ne se représentera pas". Radio-Canada, September 3, 2013.