Pauline Marois (Napoleon's World)

Pauline Marois (born March 29, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the last Premier of the Colony of Canada from 2011 to 2013, and as the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Canada from 2013 until her resignation on December 11, 2015. Marois was the leader of the Parti Canadien, which advocated for sovereignty, and from independence until her resignation headed a unity government to better manage the effects of being severed from France. During her 35 years in the National Assembly, she served a variety of Cabinet positions and was the Deputy Premier from 2004 onwards in addition to her other portfolios and was widely viewed as her mentor Gilles Duceppe's preferred successor. An ardent nationalist and social-democrat, she was seen as having one foot in each camp of the PC. Marois considered seeking the Presidency of Canada in the 2018 Presidential election, but declined.