Lise Bacon (born August 25, 1934) is a former Canadian politician who served as Deputy Premier of Quebec from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she served as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Bourassa from 1973 to 1976 and again for the riding of Chomedey from 1981 to 1994. She was the second women elected to the National Assembly after Marie-Claire Kirkland. She served as president of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1970 to 1973, making her the first woman elected president of a political party in Canada. After leaving politics, she served as a Senator from 1994 to 2009. Early life and education Bacon was born August 25, 1934 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec to Joseph D. Bacon and Yvonne Jetté. Bacon attended Collège Marie-de-l'Incarnation and Académie Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Trois-Rivières and went on to study political science, psychology, and sociology at the Institut Albert-Thomas in Chicoutimi. Early career Bacon worked as an Office Manager at the Prudential Insurance Company of America from 1951 to 1971. During this time, she was active with the Quebec Liberal Party. Among other roles, she served as Treasurer of the Association des femmes libérales Louis Saint-Laurent in Trois-Rivières from 1952 to 1956, Executive Director of the Fédération des jeunes libéraux du Québec from 1954 to 1956, and Vice-President for the Mauricie region of the Fédération des femmes libérales du Québec from 1965 to 1967. She became Secretary of the Quebec Liberal Party in 1968. From 1970 to 1973, she served as President of the Quebec Liberal Party, making her the first woman elected president of a political party in Canada. Political career Bacon was elected as an MNA for the riding of Bourassa in the 1973 Quebec general election, becoming the second women elected to the National Assembly of Quebec after Marie-Claire Kirkland. While in office, she served as Secretary of State for Social Affairs from 1973 to 1975, as Minister of Consumers, Co-operatives and Financial Institutions from 1975 to 1976, and as Minister of Immigration in 1976. Bacon was defeated in the 1976 election, losing to the Parti québécois candidate, Patrice Laplante. Bacon worked as a citizenship judge from 1977 to 1979, then as Vice-President of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association for Quebec from 1979 to 1981. In the 1981 election, Bacon was elected to the riding of Chomedey and served