Biography

Liza Frulla was born on March 30, 1949 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She is an actress, known for Bye-Bye (1968), Comme Par Magie (2009) and Referendum: Take 2 (1996).

First elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in May 2002 and was re-elected in 2004. In 2003, she was named Minister of Social Development and then Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister Responsible for Status of Women on July 20, 2004. She has served as a member of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates and on the Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations.

As the member of the Quebec National Assembly for Marguerite-Bourgeoys from 1989 to 1998, she held the positions of minister of communications, minister of cultural affairs, minister of culture and communications, and minister responsible for La Francophonie.

After leaving provincial politics in 1998, she returned to her first love, communications. She hosted her own television show "Liza" on Radio-Canada. She also held positions in the field of communications for several companies, including Labatt Breweries and CKAC.

She received an arts degree from Collège Basile-Moreau and graduated in education from the Université de Montréal.