Florence Ievers is a Canadian attorney, who has had a career as a public servant. Between 1997 and 2007 she was nominated and affirmed as the Canadian Coordinator of Status of Women each year. The position is not a political appointment but requires nomination by a minister.[1][2] In 2002, she was elected as Vice President of the Inter-American Commission of Women and served from 2003 to 2005.[3] Between 11 and 15 July 2002, Ievers and others attended the Global Summit of Women, held in Barcelona, Spain, as part of a delegation to evaluate how governments can better target support and aid to women's business and trade initiatives.[4] She stood for the 1984 elections as a Liberal Candidate for MP of Langelier, Quebec, losing to Michel Coté.[5] Between 1982 and 1984 Ievers worked in the Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's office and as nominations secretary and later coordinated the government's plan for women.[6] Previously, she had run in the 1981 election for the Taschereau District and was also defeated.[7]
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- ^ Turcotte, Jeremy (20 April 2015). "Better know a Canadian functionary: the Coordinator of Status of Women Canada". Canada: Jeremy Turcotte. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "38th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION Standing Committee on the Status of Women". House Publications. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Parliament of Canada. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "31st Assembly of Delegates (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, October 29-31, 2002)". Organization of American States. Washington, DC: Inter-American Commission of Women. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Robertson, Krista (16 September 2002). "Global Summit of Women" (PDF). CanadExport. 20 (15). Canada: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: 14. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "LANGELIER, Quebec (1968 - 1990)". Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Fonds the Rt. Hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Staff Series 1968-1984" (PDF). Archives of Canada. Canada: Political Archives Section, Manuscript Division. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Élection générale: 13 avril 1981 (carte électorale de 1980)" (in French). Québec, Canada: Québec Politique. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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