On April 27, 2022, the Council of Ministers appointed Me Mélanie Hillinger as the Police Ethics Commissioner for a 5-year term. She is the first woman to hold this position in Quebec's history. Previously, Me Hillinger held a variety of positions in the Quebec public administration, including Vice President for Administration and Innovation Support at the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, Assistant Deputy Minister for Labor Relations at the Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, Vice President of Labor Standards at the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail and Assistant Secretary of Ethics and Senior Jobs at the ministère du Conseil exécutif.

Me Hillinger has extensive experience in labor relations, collective agreement negotiations and mediation/conciliation. Her desire to ensure social peace has led her, in the course of her career, to diversify her intervention strategies with different stakeholders to generate consensus, with particular emphasis on alternative dispute resolution.

Me Hillinger holds a law degree from Université Laval and has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 1999. She completed the university certification program in corporate governance at Université Laval's Collège des administrateurs de sociétés in 2020.