Claudette Tardif

The Hon. Claudette Tardif
Senator for Alberta, Alberta
Incumbent
Assumed office March 24, 2005
Appointed by	Paul Martin
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 18, 2007
Preceded by	Joan Fraser
Personal details
Born	July 27, 1947 (1947-07-27) (age 64) Westlock, Alberta
Political party	Liberal

Claudette Tardif (born July 27, 1947) is a Canadian senator from Alberta. She was appointed to the senate by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Paul Martin, on March 24, 2005, representing the Liberal Party of Canada.

Prior to entering the Senate she was a professor and dean at the University of Alberta's French-language faculty, Faculté Saint-Jean. At the time of her appointment, Tardif was vice-president of the University of Alberta. Tardif is also a longstanding advocate of minority language rights, particularly for Alberta's francophone minority.

On January 18, 2007, she was named Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.

References

• Claudette Tardif - Parliament of Canada biography
• Liberal Party of Canada biography

External links

• Claudette Tardif

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Name	Tardif, Claudette
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Date of birth	July 27, 1947
Place of birth	Westlock, Alberta
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