Thibault, Liz

Liz Thibault was born on April 2, 1939 in . The eldest daughter of Paul Trudel and Laurenti Wolf. She graduated from the Marie-Anne Academy in Montreal, then the Pedagogical As a result of an accident in adolescence, she became disabled, unable to walk ^{[1] [2]} .

In 1959 she married René Thibault ^[3] .

After graduating from college, she worked as a schoolteacher, then a journalist. Introduced a program devoted to the problems of family and society, on Quebec television (1982-1984). AP 1987 to 1993 was Vice President of the Quebec Commission for Security and Social Protection, from 1993 to 1995 - President and Chief Executive Officer of the Office for Persons with Disabilities Quebec ^[3] .

Liz Thibault was a longtime supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada . In 1997, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien advised him to appoint Lieutenant Governor of Quebec to replace Jean-Louis Roux , who had resigned. In this position, Thibault became the first woman in Quebec to be a lieutenant governor and first lieutenant governor with disabilities. Her reign lasted 10 years, which is the second longest governor-governor in Quebec: the length of Thibault was ruled only by - 14 years. In 2005, Thibault suffered a stroke ^[4] .

In 2007, Liz Tiboult was dismissed because of a financial scandal caused by the illegal spending of budget funds. In particular, she paid from a state fund a private Christmas party ( $ 30,000 CAN ), expensive gifts to friends, restaurant dinners that took place simultaneously in different cities. In 2002–2003, its expenses cost the state $ 223,000 CAN ^[5] . In the spring of 2007, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper advised the Governor-General to send Madame Thebault into retirement.

In September 2015, Liz Thibault was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $ 300,000 CAN ^[6] . On February 24, 2016, the Quebec Court of Appeal dismissed Thibault's appeal, and the sentence entered into force ^[7] . Already on June 2, 2016, Tibo was released on parole, and on August 17, 2017 her conviction was canceled. After release, declared bankruptcy ^[8] .

• Lady of the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Francis ^[9]
• Lady of Justice Order of St. John ^[9]
• honorary doctor of law of Anne-Maria College at Paxton ^[9]
• Honorary Doctor of Law at Concordia University ^[10]
• Honorary Doctor of Civil Law at Bishops University ^[10]
• Medal of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (2002) ^[11]

• Biography of Liz Thibault (Fr.)