Lucie Moncion | |
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Canadian Senator from Ontario | |
Assumed office November 10, 2016 | |
Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | David Johnston |
Personal details | |
Born | October 25,1958 |
Political party | Independent Senators Group |
Lucie Moncion (born October 25,1958) is a Canadian banker,who was appointed to the Senate of Canada on October 30,2016. [1] She sits in the Senate as an independent,representing the province of Ontario. [1]
Prior to her appointment,Moncion was president and chief executive officer of the Alliance des caisses populaires de l’Ontario,a network of 12 caisses populaires serving Northern Ontario,and served on the boards of Nipissing University,Collège Boréal and Direction Ontario. [1]
The Desjardins Group is a Canadian financial service cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis,Quebec by Alphonse Desjardins. While its legal headquarters remains in Lévis,most of the executive management,including the CEO,is based in Montreal.
Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins,born in Levis,Canada East was the co-founder of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins,a forerunner of North American credit unions and community banks. For his contribution to the advancement of agriculture in the province of Quebec,he was posthumously inducted to the Agricultural Hall of Fame of Quebec in 1994.
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