Julie Miville-Dechêne

The Honourable
Julie Miville-Dechêne
The Honourable Julie Miville-Dechêne
Senator for Inkerman, Quebec
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 20, 2018
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Julie Payette
Preceded by	Charlie Watt
Personal details
Born	July 10, 1959
Party	Progressive Senate Group
Profession	Journalist

Julie Miville-Dechêne (born July 10, 1959) is an independent senator representing Quebec. She began her career as a journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC/Radio-Canada), where she worked for more than 25 years. Among her many roles, she served as Ombudsman for the French-language services from April 2007 to August 2011. She later served as President of the Quebec Council on the Status of Women from 2011 to 2016,^[1] before pursuing a career in diplomacy.^[2] On June 20, 2018, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to represent the senatorial division of Inkerman in Quebec.^[3]

References

↑ "Wikiwix Archives". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
↑ Canada, Senate of. "Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne". SenCanada. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
↑ "Prime Minister announces the appointment of a Senator". Prime Minister of Canada. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2026-08-05.

External links

Biography of Julie Miville-Dechêne

[:0-1] "Wikiwix Archives". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2026-08-05.

[:2-2] Canada, Senate of. "Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne". SenCanada. Retrieved 2026-08-05.

[:1-3] "Prime Minister announces the appointment of a Senator". Prime Minister of Canada. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2026-08-05.

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