Florence Ievers is a Canadian attorney, who has had a career as a public servant. Between 1997 and 2007 she was nominated and affirmed as the Canadian Coordinator of Status of Women each year. The position is not a political appointment but requires nomination by a minister.[1][2] In 2002, she was elected as Vice President of the Inter-American Commission of Women and served from 2003 to 2005.[3] Between 11 and 15 July 2002, Ievers and others attended the Global Summit of Women, held in Barcelona, Spain, as part of a delegation to evaluate how governments can better target support and aid to women's business and trade initiatives.[4] She stood for the 1984 elections as a Liberal Candidate for MP of Langelier, Quebec, losing to Michel Coté.[5] Between 1982 and 1984 Ievers worked in the Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's office and as nominations secretary and later coordinated the government's plan for women.[6] Previously, she had run in the 1981 election for the Taschereau District and was also defeated.[7]