Andrée Champagne, PC CM (July 17, 1939 â€" June 6, 2020) was a
Canadian actress, pianist and politician.Born in Saint-Hyacinthe,
Quebec, Champagne was an accomplished performer and personality in her
home province. In the 1960s, she became well known on television
playing "Donalda" in Claude-Henri Grignon's series Les Belles
Histoires des pays d'en haut. After the series ended in 1970, she
opened her own casting agency.She remained active as a performer, but
also became involved in cultural issues, serving on the board of
directors of l'Institut québécois du cinéma and on the executive of
l'Union des artistes in the early 1980s. She also helped create Le
Chez Nous des Artistes, a retirement home for artists.Champagne
entered politics as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984
election, and was elected in the Tory landslide as Member of
Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot. She was appointed to the Cabinet
of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as Minister of State for Youth.
Canadian actress, pianist and politician.Born in Saint-Hyacinthe,
Quebec, Champagne was an accomplished performer and personality in her
home province. In the 1960s, she became well known on television
playing "Donalda" in Claude-Henri Grignon's series Les Belles
Histoires des pays d'en haut. After the series ended in 1970, she
opened her own casting agency.She remained active as a performer, but
also became involved in cultural issues, serving on the board of
directors of l'Institut québécois du cinéma and on the executive of
l'Union des artistes in the early 1980s. She also helped create Le
Chez Nous des Artistes, a retirement home for artists.Champagne
entered politics as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984
election, and was elected in the Tory landslide as Member of
Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot. She was appointed to the Cabinet
of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as Minister of State for Youth.
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