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[[File:agnesmaltais.png|200px|thumb|left|Agnes Maltais]]

==Country==

Canada

==Birth - Death==

1956 -

==Occupation==

Politics

==Notable Achievements==

Government Minister

==Description==

Partis Quebecois member of the Quebec National Assembly since 1998.  Former Minister of Culture and Communications (1998-2001), and Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Solidarity and Minister responsible for the status of women (2012-2014).  Former President of the Opposition Caucus (2003-2012).  Became the first open LGBTQ member when she came out in 2003.  

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/maltais-agnes-57/index.html
* http://agnesmaltais.org/
* http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/politique/201410/04/01-4806389-quebec-solidaire-plus-ils-sont-nombreux-moins-on-les-entend-lance-agnes-maltais.php

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