[1] Born Andrée Plamondon,[1] she attended the Université Laval and obtained a bachelor's degree in education and was a teacher for several years.

[2] In 2001, Boucher was the Action civique de Québec party candidate for mayor of the newly amalgamated Quebec City.

[3] After a brief stint as a radio host, Boucher attempted a political comeback by running as an independent candidate for mayor of Quebec City in 2005.

During her tenure as mayor, she planned multiple projects and events related to the 400th anniversary of the city's foundation by Samuel de Champlain in 1608.

At 12:11 pm, a call was issued to the Sainte-Foy–Sillery police station by the mayor's husband, Marc Boucher, requiring emergency assistance for his wife, whom he had found lying motionless on her bed.