Barbara McDougall

Barbara Jean McDougall PC OC (born November 12, 1937) is a former Canadian politician. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1993, and as Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1991 to 1993. She did not run again in the 1993 Canadian federal election which saw the incumbent Progressive Conservative government reduced to two seats in the House of Commons.

The Honourable
Barbara McDougall
PC OC
Secretary of State for External Affairs
In office
April 21, 1991  June 24, 1993
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byJoe Clark
Succeeded byPerrin Beatty
Minister of Employment and Immigration
In office
March 31, 1988  April 20, 1991
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byBenoît Bouchard
Succeeded byBernard Valcourt
Minister responsible for the Status of Women
In office
June 30, 1986  February 22, 1990
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byWalter McLean
Succeeded byMary Collins
Member of Parliament
for St. Paul's
In office
September 4, 1984  October 24, 1993
Preceded byJohn Roberts
Succeeded byBarry Campbell
Personal details
Born (1937-11-12) November 12, 1937
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ProfessionConsultant

In 2000 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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