Marianne Rivoalen has become the Manitoba's first-ever chief justice during a swearing-in ceremony Friday.
She also served as an arbitrator for the Manitoba Labor Board as well as a chief deputy commissioner for the province's Residential Tenancies Board.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in mathematics from the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface, today known as the Université de Saint-Boniface, and a Bachelor of Laws from the Université de Moncton.
Marianne Rivoalen was called to the Bar in 1989.
Working in both languages officials during her career, she was also president of the Société franco-manitobaine, which later became Société de la francophonie manitobaine (SFM), between 2000 and 2003.
Ms. Rivoalen also chaired the Association of French-speaking Jurists of Manitoba (AJEFM) and the Pluri-elles organization.
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