René Cormier (born April 27, 1956) is a Canadian Acadian artist and activist from New Brunswick. He has been a senator from New Brunswick since 2016.
Early life and education Raised in Caraquet, New Brunswick, he studied music at the Université de Montréal. Following university, Cormier was a musical and theatre director.
Political career On October 27, 2016, Cormier was named to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sit as an independent. Cormier assumed his seat on November 10, 2016.
A Francophone, he is president of the Société Nationale de l'Acadie (SNA), the primary organization championing Acadian artists. Following his appointment to the Senate, Cormier stated that he plans to continue with his work with the SNA, while avoiding any conflicts of interest. He formerly served as president for the Commission internationale du theatre francophone, director of the , president of the , and as a member of the board for the Canadian Conference of the Arts.
Personal life He is out as gay,Dale Smith, "Meet the unlikely senator sponsoring Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy". Xtra!, June 10, 2021. and spearheaded the creation of the Canadian Pride Caucus, a non-partisan committee of Canada's LGBTQ MPs and senators.
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