Louise Robic

Louise Robic
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourassa
In office
1985–1994
Preceded byPatrice Laplante
Succeeded byYvon Charbonneau
Personal details
Born(1935-01-25)January 25, 1935
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 13, 2020(2020-03-13) (aged 85)
PartyQuebec Liberal Party
SpouseJean-Marc Robic
Children3

Louise Robic (January 25, 1935 – March 13, 2020) was a Canadian politician who represented Bourassa in the Quebec National Assembly from 1985 to 1994 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Early life

Robic was born on January 25, 1935, in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Goyer and Berthe Trudeau. She was educated at the Notre-Dame-des-Anges convent and then took a commercial course at the Alexander Business College and a course in human relations at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She also took courses in real estate and various management courses and studied at McGill University. She worked for Air Canada, Royal Trust and the Caisse populaire.

Robic was the founding president of the Fondation pour le Refuge des femmes de l'Ouest-de-l'Île de Montréal from 1982 to 1984.

Political career

Robic was an organizer for the NO campaign during the 1980 Quebec referendum and helped organize the "Yvette" gathering at the Montreal forum. From 1982 to 1985, she was president of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was elected to the Quebec assembly in 1985 and was reelected in 1989. She served in the Quebec cabinet as Minister of Cultural Communities and Immigration. She was Minister responsible for Health and Social Services and Minister responsible for financial institutions. She resigned her seat in the assembly in April 1994.

Later life

From 1997 to 2007, Robic served as commissioner of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.

Robic died on March 13, 2020.

Awards and recognition

In 1993, Robic was named a Dame Commander of Merit in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. In 2002, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Louise Robic" (in Canadian French). Quebec National Assembly.
  2. ↑ Cherry, Paul (March 25, 2020). "Obituary: Louise Robic organized Yvette rally, was cabinet minister in Bourassa government". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  3. ↑ Behiels, Michael D; Hayday, Matthew (2011). Contemporary Quebec: Selected Readings and Commentaries. p. 357. ISBN 978-0773538900.
  4. ↑ MacDonald, L Ian (2002). From Bourassa to Bourassa: Wilderness to Restoration. p. 100. ISBN 0773523928.
  5. 1 2 3 Laframboise, Kalina (March 26, 2020). "Louise Robic, Quebec cabinet minister and defender of Canadian unity, dead at 85". Global News. Retrieved August 14, 2026.