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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name             = Meili Faille
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MP]]
| image            =
| riding           = [[Vaudreuil-Soulanges (electoral district)|Vaudreuil-Soulanges]]
| parliament       = Canadian
| term_start       = June 28, 2004
| term_end         = May 2, 2011
| predecessor      = [[Nick Discepola]]
| successor        = [[Jamie Nicholls (politician)|Jamie Nicholls]]
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1972|06|18}}
| birth_place      = [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada
| death_date       =
| death_place      =
| party            = [[Bloc Québécois]]
| residence        = [[Vaudreuil-Dorion|Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec]], Canada
| profession       = project coordinator
| footnotes        =
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'''Meili Faille''' (born June 18, 1972) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[politician]]. She was a [[Bloc Québécois]] member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]], being first elected in the [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004 election]] in the [[electoral district (Canada)|district]] of [[Vaudreuil-Soulanges (electoral district)|Vaudreuil-Soulanges]]. Prior to being elected, Faille was a consultant and project coordinator. From 2004 to 2008 she was the Bloc [[shadow critic]] of [[Minister of Citizenship and Immigration|Citizenship and Immigration]].

During the 38th Parliament, Meili Faille was Vice-Chair of Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) from October 14, 2004 through October 7, 2005.

Faille, a [[Taiwanese Canadian|Canadian of Taiwanese descent]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060709203728/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/Trivia/trivia.asp?lang=E&cat=ef&hea=firsts&subcat=Hoc Parliament of Canada, List of ethnic origins of MPs]</ref> was born in [[Montreal, Quebec]]. Prior to being elected,  Faille was Project Leader and Primary Consultant for Groupe LGS (1996–2004). Faille has worked as intern for the Secretary General of the [[Canadian Human Rights Commission]] (1993), was Ministerial editor for special projects and briefing notes for the Minister of Employment and Immigration (1992–1993, was an intern in the Cabinet for the Minister of Physical Education and Amateur Sports (1991–1992), was an intern in the Cabinet for the Solicitor General of Canada (1990–1991) and was an intern in the cabinet of the Minister of Northern Canadian and Indian Affairs (1989).

Faille holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the [[Université du Québec en Outaouais]] in [[Hull, Quebec]], and studied Applied Sciences and Chemical Engineering at the [[University of Ottawa]].

Faille studied classical (7 years) and contemporary (2 years) piano and followed an apprenticeship for two years under renowned artist Marcel Bourbonnais.
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060616001622/http://howdtheyvote.ca/member.php?id=101 How'd They Vote?: Meili Faille's voting history and quotes]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060715062552/http://www.meilifaille.org/ Faille's Official Website]
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* [http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200410/1097107904.html Press Release: Federal MP Meili Faille to Cut Ribbon at Grand Opening Ceremony for Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc.]

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[[Category:Canadian people of Taiwanese descent]]
[[Category:Women members of the House of Commons of Canada]]
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[[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec]]
[[Category:People from Vaudreuil-Dorion]]
[[Category:Politicians from Montreal]]
[[Category:Université du Québec en Outaouais alumni]]
[[Category:University of Ottawa alumni]]
[[Category:Women in Quebec politics]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Chinese descent]]