She represented Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 2003, as a member of the Parti Québécois.
Carrier-Perreault earned a diploma in graphic design from Cégep de Sainte-Foy and a bachelor's degree in industrial relations from Université Laval in 1984.
From 1985 to 1989, she was a Human Resources Management Consultant, just prior to her election, she was a trainer in occupational health and safety.
She ran for the Parti Québécois in the newly created constituency of Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in the 1989 Quebec general election and won.
Carrier-Perrault served in the government of Lucien Bouchard as Minister for Lands, Mines and Forests.