The president of the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec, Lise Millette, is stepping down “for personal reasons” after 18 months at the head of the journalism association.
A journalist for Quebec’s QMI agency, Millete was elected president of the FPJQ in November 2015, beating her only opponent, Jean-Philippe Cipriani.
Previously vice president for the association, she also served as a replacement for nine months in 2015 leading up to November, taking the place of Pierre Craig, who retired for health reasons that February.
Under the regulations of the FPJQ, it’s now the turn of current vice president Jean-Thomas Léveillé to succeed Millette for the presidency, until the next elections for the post.
Léveillé, an international reporter for La Presse, has been VP of the FPJQ since February 2015, and has served on the board since 2013.
Millette participated in the founding of the regional chapter of the FPJQ in Montérégie. She served for many years on the association’s board and was the editor of the industry magazine Le Trente from 2011 to 2013.
“There are times in life when you have no choice but to refocus your priorities,” she wrote on the website for the FPJQ. “I’ve experienced that this summer, where my responsibilities as a mother have been tested and my professional challenges amplified. It is reluctantly that I leave the FPJQ, but I think I am leaving the house tidy and in good hands.”
Millette will address “in coming days” the members of the association through their weekly newsletter.
