Joyce Fairbairn

Joyce Fairbairn PC CM (November 6, 1939 – March 29, 2022) was a Canadian senator and was the first woman to serve as the leader of the Government in the Senate.

The Honourable
Joyce Fairbairn
PC CM
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office
November 4, 1993  June 10, 1997
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
DeputyGildas Molgat
Alasdair Graham
WhipJacques Hébert
Preceded byLowell Murray
Succeeded byAlasdair Graham
Minister with special responsibility for Literacy
In office
November 4, 1993  June 10, 1997
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Canadian Senator
from Lethbridge
In office
June 29, 1984  January 18, 2013
Nominated byPierre Trudeau
Appointed byJeanne Sauvé
Preceded byHarry Hays (1982)
Succeeded byDoug Black
Personal details
Born(1939-11-06)November 6, 1939
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
DiedMarch 29, 2022(2022-03-29) (aged 82)
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Michael Gillan
(m. 1967; died 2002)
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
Carleton University
ProfessionJournalist
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