Elaine McCoy
Elaine Jean McCoy QC (March 7, 1946 – December 29, 2020) was a Canadian politician from Alberta. She was a member of the Senate of Canada.
The Honourable Elaine McCoy | |
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McCoy in 2010 | |
| Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group | |
| In office September 27, 2016 – September 25, 2017 | |
| Deputy | None |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Yuen Pau Woo |
| Senator for Alberta | |
| In office March 24, 2005 – December 29, 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Paul Martin |
| Appointed by | Adrienne Clarkson |
| MLA for Calgary-West | |
| In office 1986–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Lougheed |
| Succeeded by | Danny Dalla-Longa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1946 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | December 29, 2020 (aged 74) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Canadian Senators Group (2019–2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Senators Group (2016–2019) Independent Progressive Conservative (2013–2016) Progressive Conservative (2005–2013) Alberta PC (until 1993) |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
In 2005, McCoy was appointed to the Senate. She designated herself a member of the Progressive Conservative Party despite its dissolution two years prior; following the retirement of Lowell Murray in 2011, she was the last remaining member of the Senate to sit as a Progressive Conservative. In 2016, she joined the Independent Senators Group (ISG) and served as its initial interim facilitator. In 2019, she left the ISG and joined the Canadian Senators Group.
McCoy was previously the Alberta PC MLA for Calgary-West from 1986 to 1993. During this time, she served as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Minister responsible for Women's Issues and Minister of Labour under Premier Don Getty.