Céline Signori

Céline Signori
Member of the Quebec National Assembly
for Blainville
In office
1994–2001
Preceded by first member
Succeeded by Richard Legendre
Personal details
Born (1938-02-11) February 11, 1938
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Political party Parti Québécois
Occupation teacher, mayor
Religion Catholic

Céline Signori (born February 11, 1938) was a Canadian politician. Signori was a two-term Member of the National Assembly of Quebec.[1]

Early life

Signori was born in the town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec in 1938 to Gustave Signori, a local teacher and principal, and Anne-Marie Pelchat.[1] Signori studied nursing at l'École de puériculture de Notre-Dame-de-Liesse, a Church-owned school based at an orphanage in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.[2] She served for fifteen years as a neonatal nurse at hospitals in her hometown of Saint-Jean, Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne in Longeuil, and the hospital in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.[1]

Signori made a career change in the early 1980s, becoming a real estate agent with Royal LePage and becoming more involved in women's issues. She served as President of the Federation of Québec Associations of single parents from 1985-1992 and as President of the Fédération des femmes du Québec from 1992-1994.[1] As President of the Federation of Québec Associations of single parents, she campaigned relentlessly for automatic collection of child support.[3]

Member of the National Assembly

Céline Signori was first elected to the National Assembly in the 1994 election, in which the Parti Québécois formed the government.[1] She was re-elected in 1998, but resigned in 2001 after being appointed to the Commission municipale du Québec, where she served until her retirement in 2006.[1]

Later life

In retirement, Signori remained involved in women's issues, speaking at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Centre Rayons de femmes in Thérèse-De Blainville, which she was instrumental in helping form as a MNA.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. ↑ http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/263061/le-triste-sort-de-l-orphelinat-notre-dame-de-liesse (French)
  3. ↑ http://fr.chatelaine.com/societe/francoise-david-jacques-parizeau-et-les-femmes/ (French)
  4. ↑ http://www.vitalite-regionale.com/courage-des-20-ans-du-centre-rayons-de-femmes/ (French)
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