Joan Fraser
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Joan Fraser, BA (born October 12, 1944) is a Canadian Senator and former journalist.
Fraser joined the Montreal Gazette in 1965 after graduating from McGill University. After two years as a cub reporter she joined the Financial Times of Canada where she worked for eleven years and served as news editor, editorial page editor and Montreal bureau chief. She returned to The Gazette in 1978 becoming its editor-in-chief in 1993. In 1996 she left that post and from 1997 to 1998 she was director-general of the Centre for Research and Information on Canada.
In 1998, Fraser was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. She sits as a Liberal. She is married to Michel Faure, and they have two daughters, Elisabeth and Isabelle.
In the 39th Parliament, she was appointed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, working under Leader of the Opposition, Senator Dan Hays.
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| Preceded by Terry Stratton |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate 2006 - 2007 |
Succeeded by Claudette Tardif |
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| NAME | Fraser, Joan |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1944 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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