Nycole Turmel

Nycole Turmel
Leader of the Opposition
In office August 23, 2011 – March 23, 2012[1]
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Jack Layton
Succeeded by	Tom Mulcair
Interim Leader of the New Democratic Party
In office July 28, 2011 – March 23, 2012
Preceded by	Jack Layton
Succeeded by	Tom Mulcair
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hull—Aylmer
In office May 2, 2011 – October 18, 2015
Preceded by	Marcel Proulx
Succeeded by	Greg Fergus
National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada
In office May 5, 2000 – May 6, 2006
Succeeded by	John Gordon
Personal details
Born	(1942-09-01) September 1, 1942 (age 81) Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party (1991–present)
Other political affiliations	Bloc Québécois (2006–2011) Québec solidaire
Residence(s)	Gatineau, Quebec

Nycole Turmel (born September 1, 1942)^[2] is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Hull—Aylmer from 2011 to 2015. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Turmel served as the party's interim leader from 2011 to 2012.

Turmel was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election, representing the electoral district of Hull—Aylmer, and became interim leader of the New Democratic Party after leader Jack Layton took a leave of absence in the summer of 2011 for health reasons. When Layton subsequently died from complications due to cancer on August 22, 2011, Turmel became Leader of the Official Opposition, the second woman to be so appointed.^[3] She held both positions until the selection of Thomas Mulcair in the 2012 leadership election on March 24, 2012. She was defeated in the 2015 general election.

Turmel is a long-time trade unionist and served as president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada from 2000 to 2006.