# Monique Landry

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Canadian politician (born 1937)

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The Honourable Monique Landry PC Minister of Communications In office June 25, 1993 – November 4, 1993 Prime Minister Kim Campbell Preceded by Perrin Beatty Succeeded by Michel Dupuy Secretary of State for Canada In office January 4, 1993 – November 4, 1993 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Kim Campbell Preceded by Robert de Cotret Succeeded by Sergio Marchi Member of Parliament for Blainville—Deux-Montagnes In office September 4, 1984 – October 25, 1993 Preceded by Francis Fox Succeeded by Paul Mercier Personal details Born (1937-12-25) December 25, 1937 (age 88) Party Progressive Conservative Occupation Physiotherapist

**Monique Landry** [PC](/source/King's_Privy_Council_for_Canada) (born December 25, 1937) is a former [Canadian](/source/Canadians) politician.

## Career

### Member of Parliament

A physiotherapist and administrator, Landry was first elected to the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) in the [1984 general election](/source/1984_Canadian_federal_election) that brought the [Progressive Conservative Party](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada) to power under the leadership of [Brian Mulroney](/source/Brian_Mulroney). Hers was an upset victory, defeating [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) [Cabinet](/source/Canadian_Cabinet) minister [Francis Fox](/source/Francis_Fox).

The new [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)) for [Blainville—Deux-Montagnes](/source/Blainville%E2%80%94Deux-Montagnes), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), was immediately appointed [parliamentary secretary](/source/Parliamentary_secretary) to the [Secretary of State for Canada](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_Canada) by [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Canada) Mulroney following the election. In 1985, she became parliamentary secretary to the [Minister for International Trade](/source/Minister_for_International_Trade_(Canada)).

### Cabinet

She joined the [Cabinet](/source/Canadian_Cabinet) in 1986 as both [Minister for External Relations](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_External_Relations_(Canada)&action=edit&redlink=1) (a junior portfolio subordinate to the [Secretary of State for External Affairs](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_External_Affairs_(Canada))) and [Minister responsible for La Francophonie](/source/Minister_responsible_for_La_Francophonie). From 1991 to 1993, she also served as [Minister of State](/source/Minister_of_State_(Canada)) for Indian Affairs and Northern Development while retaining her other positions.

In January 1993, she was promoted to Secretary of State for Canada. When [Kim Campbell](/source/Kim_Campbell) succeeded Mulroney as Prime Minister, she appointed Landry [Minister of Communications](/source/Minister_of_Communications_(Canada)) in addition to her position as Secretary of State. However, both Landry and the Campbell government were defeated in the [fall 1993 general election](/source/1993_Canadian_federal_election) which ended her parliamentary career.

## References

- [Monique Landry – Parliament of Canada biography](https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=8263)

v t e Cabinet of Prime Minister Kim Campbell (1993) Kim Campbell Perrin Beatty Pierre Blais Pauline Browes Jean Charest Mary Collins Jean Corbeil Paul Dick Jim Edwards Tom Hockin Monique Landry Doug Lewis Gilles Loiselle Peter McCreath Charles Mayer Lowell Murray Rob Nicholson Ross Reid Larry Schneider Tom Siddon Bobbie Sparrow Garth Turner Bernard Valcourt Pierre H. Vincent Gerry Weiner

v t e Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (1984–93) Brian Mulroney Harvie Andre Perrin Beatty André Bissonnette Pierre Blais Suzanne Blais-Grenier Benoît Bouchard Lucien Bouchard Pauline Browes Pierre Cadieux Kim Campbell Pat Carney Andrée Champagne Jean Charest Joe Clark Robert Coates Mary Collins Jean Corbeil Michel Côté David Crombie John Crosbie Marcel Danis Robert de Cotret Paul Dick Jake Epp John Fraser George Hees Ray Hnatyshyn Tom Hockin Otto Jelinek James Kelleher Roch La Salle Monique Landry Robert Layton Doug Lewis Gilles Loiselle Flora MacDonald Elmer MacKay Shirley Martin Marcel Masse Charles Mayer Don Mazankowski John McDermid Barbara McDougall Stewart McInnes Bill McKnight Walter McLean Thomas McMillan Gerald Merrithew Lowell Murray Jack Murta Erik Nielsen Frank Oberle Alan Redway Dufferin Roblin Tom Siddon Gerry St. Germain Sinclair Stevens Bernard Valcourt Monique Vézina Pierre H. Vincent Gerry Weiner Michael Wilson William Winegard John Wise

v t e Secretaries of state for Canada Langevin Aikins Christie Scott Aikins O'Connor Mousseau Chapleau Patterson Costigan Dickey Montague Ouimet (acting) Daly (acting) Tupper Scott Murphy Roche Coderre Blondin Patenaude Sévigny (acting) Meighen Burrell Sifton Drayton (acting) Monty Copp Foster Murphy (acting) Lapointe Perley Rinfret Cahan Rinfret Lapointe Casgrain McLarty Martin Gibson Bradley Pickersgill Pinard Fairclough Courtemanche Balcer Dorion Balcer Halpenny Pickersgill Lamontagne LaMarsh Connolly Marchand Pelletier Faulkner Roberts MacDonald Fox Regan Joyal McLean B. Bouchard Crombie L. Bouchard Weiner de Cotret Landry1 1The department was eliminated in 1993 when the government was reorganized. The position of Secretary of State for Canada was not legally eliminated until 1996 when its remaining responsibilities were assigned to other cabinet positions and departments, particularly the newly created position of Minister of Canadian Heritage.

v t e Ministers of international development of Canada State (external relations) (1982–83) de Bané Lapointe Pepin External relations (1983–95) Pepin Vézina Landry Vézina International cooperation (1995–2015) Pettigrew Boudria Marleau Minna Whelan Carroll Verner Oda Fantino International development (2015–present) Bibeau Monsef Gould Sajjan Hussen

v t e Ministers of communications of Canada Kierans Côté Pelletier Stanbury Pelletier Juneau Lang Sauvé D. MacDonald Fox Lumley Masse Bouchard Masse F. MacDonald Murray Masse Beatty Landry Dupuy Copps Robillard Copps1 1The offices of Minister of Communications, and Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship were abolished and the office of Minister of Canadian Heritage came in force July 12, 1996.

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