She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Duplessis in the Côte-Nord region.
Richard was a nursing assistant in a health center in Havre St-Pierre for 25 years in which she was also the secretary for the Minganie Health Center's employee union.
She was also a school commissioner for 16 years, the vice-president of the Côte-Nord School Board's Association for five years.
Richard was elected in Duplessis in the 2003 elections and was the PQ's critic for citizen relations, maritime affairs and social services.
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