- Born
- 7 October 1965
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in 1988 and a master's degree in 1990 in economics from the Université de Montréal; Continued part-time her education in Legal Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
- Career
- Quebec's Delegate in Chicago from 2019 to 2021 and as Quebec's Delegate General in New York from 2021 to 2024; media commentator and vice-president of economic and U.S. affairs at TACT
- Political Experience
- Appointed Senator for Quebec on 7 February 2025; joined the Independent Senate Group in April 2025.
- Notable
- Named an honorary graduate by the Université de Montréal in 2010.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before her appointment to the Senate in 2024, Martine Hébert had a long career in business advocacy. She is widely known for her role as the Senior Vice President and national spokesperson for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), a position she held for over a decade. In this capacity, she represented the interests of small and medium-sized businesses to governments and the public. Prior to her work at the CFIB, Hébert was reportedly an economist and the director of communications for the Montreal Economic Institute, a public policy think tank. Her professional background is centered on economics, public policy, and business advocacy, particularly within Quebec.