as Vice-Chair of the Commission de l'aménagement et des équipements from 1984 to 1985. She was re-elected in the 1985 election and was appointed Deputy Premier of Quebec, a post she would hold until 1994. She served as Minister of Cultural Affairs from 1985 to 1989, Minister responsible for the Charter of the French Language from 1985 to 1988, and Minister of the Environment from 1988 to 1989. Re-elected in 1989, she served as Minister of Energy and Resources from 1989 to 1994, as well as Minister of Regional Development and Chair of the Standing Cabinet Committee on Regional Development and the Environment. Post-political career and appointment to Senate After leaving politics in 1994, Bacon served as Governor of the Canada Post Learning Institute and as a member of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. She was appointed Senator, representing the area of De la Durantaye, Quebec, by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn on September 14, 1994. Her term ended on August 25, 2009. Honours In 2003, she was made Officer of the Legion of Honour of France. In 2004, she was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 2010, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2010, she received a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Université de Montréal. References External links Tribute to Hon. Lise Bacon, Senator Liberal Senate Forum 1934 births Canadian citizenship judges Canadian political party presidents Canadian senators from Quebec Women members of the Senate of Canada Deputy premiers of Quebec Grand Officers of the National Order of Quebec Liberal Party of Canada senators Living people Members of the Executive Council of Quebec Members of the Order of Canada People from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Prudential Financial people Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Women MNAs in Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians Women government ministers of Canada