Diane Marleau, PC , MP (born June 21, 1943 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. Image File history File linksMetadata Dianemarleau. ... The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the ceremonial council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on... 38th Parliament Members of the House of Commons in the 38th Parliament of Canada, as of May 17, 2005. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Kirkland Lake is a town located in Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. ...

She served as an alderman in Sudbury, Ontario and as a regional councillor in the Regional Municipality of Sudbury from 1980 to 1985. Greater Sudbury (2001 census population 155,219) is a city in Northern Ontario. ... The Regional Municipality of Sudbury was a Regional Municipality in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000. ...

She was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Sudbury in the 1988 election. She has been re-elected in every subsequent election. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Sudbury is the name of a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... Map of the Popular Vote with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories The Canadian Parliament after the 1988 election The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

When Jean Chrétien's Liberals were elected to government following the 1993 election, Marleau joined the Cabinet. She served as Minister of Health and Minister of Amateur Sport from 1993 to 1996. While Minister of Health, Marleau dropped protections adopted by previous health ministers to protect persons with sensitivities from being caused preventable harm in health care settings. The people who were supposed to be protected are instead being hurt and killed (see [[1]]). Jean Chrétien (born January 11, 1934), was the twentieth Prime Minister Of Canadal, serving from November 4, 1892 to December 12, 2003. ... Popular vote map with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories. ... The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Health is responsible for overseeing the federal governments health department (Health Canada) and enforcing the Canada Health Act, the law governing Medicare. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 1996, she was appointed to the position of Minister of Public Works and Minister of Supply and Services, which was seen as a demotion. During her term, these positions were amalgamated into the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services. The position of Minister of Public Works existed as part of the Cabinet of Canada from Confederation to 1995. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Public Works and Government Services is responsible for overseeing the federal governments common service organization (Public Works and Government Services Canada), an expansive department responsible for the internal servicing and administration of the federal government. ...

In 1997, she was moved to the position of Minister for International Co-operation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie, and then was dropped from the Cabinet entirely in 1999. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, the Minister for International Cooperation is responsible for overseeing Canadian international development strategy within the federal governments foreign department, Foreign Affairs Canada. ... The Minister responsible for La Francophonie is a member of the Canadian Cabinet who handles relations with the Francophonie, an international community of francophone nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

After being sent to the backbench, she became critical of Chretien's leadership and vocal in her support for Paul Martin to replace him. A backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislature who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition. ... For other uses, see Paul Martin (disambiguation). ...

During her time in the backbench, Madame Marleau oversaw a thorough review of Canada's laws surrounding the protection of older adults from abuse, neglect and exploitation. Her work on this file led to her introduction of the first-ever, Older Adults Justice Act, in 2003. The Bill had three main components: to establish the office of the Ombudsman for the protection of older adults at the national level, to create the Older Adult Justice Agency to co-ordinate older adult justice policies and programs, and to amend the Criminal Code in two ways by expanding the category of victims to include a person's mother and father, or any person that is under the care of an offender, as well as to make it a criminal offence to knowingly target an older adult for criminal purposes. The Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Justice on March 31, 2004, for review and hearings by the House of Commons in a vote of 165 to 19. 18 members of the Bloc and one Conservative MP (Art Hanger, MP for Calgary Northeast) opposed referral to Committee. The legislation died at Committee when Parliament was dissolved for the 2004 federal election. It was re-introduced by Lloyd St. Amand, Member of Parliament for Brant, in the 38th Parliament.

In 2004, after Martin succeeded Chretien as Liberal leader and prime minister, he appointed Marleau Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen Harper is the current Prime Minister of Canada. ... In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to appoint parliamentary secretaries (in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, parliamentary assistants) from their caucus to assist cabinet ministers with their work. ...

In 2006, Marleau ran for Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons when Parliament reconvened.[2] Fellow Liberal MP Peter Milliken won on the first ballot.[3] Current house speaker Peter Milliken In Canada the Speaker of the House of Commons (French: Président de la Chambre des communes) is the presiding officer of the lower house and is elected by fellow MPs. ... Hon. ...

Marleau's husband, Paul Marleau, is a prominent businessman in Sudbury who ran for mayor of the city in 2003. (See Ontario municipal elections, 2003.) Paul Marleau Paul Marleau is a Canadian businessman and politician. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Every three years, in the Canadian province of Ontario there are municipal elections held across the province, in most municipalities. ...