Hélène Laverdière (; born April 13, 1955) is a Canadian diplomat and politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Laurier—Sainte-Marie from 2011 to 2019. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Laverdière served as the Official Opposition critic for international development.
Education and diplomatic career Laverdière obtained her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Bath, and briefly taught in the sociology department at the Université Laval. She subsequently entered the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1992, serving in Washington, D.C., Dakar, Senegal and Santiago.
Political career She was elected as the MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie in the 2011 election as a member of the NDP, defeating Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe.
On July 9, 2018, Laverdière announced she would not run for a third term in the 2019 federal election. She told Le Devoir that she was due to turn 64 in 2019, and felt she needed to "pause for a little" and give "new blood" a chance to run.
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