Appointed before 1993
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Senator
|
Province
|
Took office
|
Left office
|
Party
|
Appointed on the advice of
|
Note
|
Cairine Wilson
|
Ontario
|
February 20, 1930
|
March 30, 1962
|
Liberal
|
William Lyon Mackenzie King
|
First woman appointed senator
|
Iva Campbell Fallis
|
Ontario
|
July 20, 1935
|
March 7, 1956
|
Conservative
|
R. B. Bennett
|
[2]
|
Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin
|
Quebec
|
May 19, 1953
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June 1, 1966
|
Liberal
|
Louis St. Laurent
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[3]
|
Muriel McQueen Ferguson
|
New Brunswick
|
May 19, 1953
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May 23, 1975
|
Liberal
|
Louis St. Laurent
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[3]
|
Nancy Hodges
|
British Columbia
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November 5, 1953
|
June 12, 1965
|
Liberal
|
Louis St. Laurent
|
[3]
|
Florence Elsie Inman
|
Prince Edward Island
|
July 28, 1955
|
May 31, 1986
|
Liberal
|
Louis St. Laurent
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[3]
|
Olive Lilian Irvine
|
Manitoba
|
January 14, 1960
|
November 1, 1969
|
Progressive Conservative
|
John Diefenbaker
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[3]
|
Josie Alice Quart
|
Quebec
|
November 16, 1960
|
April 17, 1980
|
Progressive Conservative
|
John Diefenbaker
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[3]
|
Mary Elizabeth Kinnear
|
Ontario
|
April 6, 1967
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April 3, 1973
|
Liberal
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Lester B. Pearson
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[3]
|
Thérèse Casgrain
|
Quebec
|
October 7, 1970
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July 10, 1971
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Non-affiliated
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Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
|
Nancy Bell
|
British Columbia
|
October 7, 1970
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November 29, 1989
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
|
Renaude Lapointe
|
Quebec
|
November 10, 1971
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January 3, 1987
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
|
Margaret Norrie
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Nova Scotia
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April 27, 1972
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October 16, 1980
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
|
Joan Neiman
|
Ontario
|
September 1, 1972
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September 9, 1995
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
|
Florence Bird
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Ontario
|
March 23, 1978
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January 15, 1983
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
|
Margaret Jean Anderson
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New Brunswick
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March 23, 1978
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August 7, 1990
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
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Dalia Wood
|
Quebec
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March 26, 1979
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January 31, 1999
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
|
Yvette Boucher Rousseau
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Quebec
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March 27, 1979
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March 17, 1988
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
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Martha Bielish
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Alberta
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September 27, 1979
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September 26, 1990
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Progressive Conservative
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Joe Clark
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[3]
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Lorna Marsden
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Ontario
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January 24, 1984
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August 31, 1992
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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[3]
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Anne Cools
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Ontario
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January 13, 1984
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August 12, 2018
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Liberal
|
Pierre Trudeau
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First black member, and longest serving member of the Senate[3][4]
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Joyce Fairbairn
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Alberta
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June 29, 1984
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January 18, 2013
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Liberal
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Pierre Trudeau
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First woman to serve as Leader of the Government of the Senate[3][5]
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Brenda Robertson
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New Brunswick
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December 21, 1984
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May 23, 2004
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Progressive Conservative
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Brian Mulroney
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[3]
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Eileen Rossiter
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Prince Edward Island
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November 17, 1986
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July 14, 2004
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Progressive Conservative
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Brian Mulroney
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[3]
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Mira Spivak
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Manitoba
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November 17, 1986
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July 12, 2009
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Progressive Conservative
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Brian Mulroney
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[3]
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Ethel Cochrane
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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November 17, 1986
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September 23, 2012
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Progressive Conservative
|
Brian Mulroney
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[3]
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Solange Chaput-Rolland
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Quebec
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September 26, 1988
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May 14, 1994
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Progressive Conservative
|
Brian Mulroney
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[3]
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Nancy Teed
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New Brunswick
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August 30, 1990
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January 29, 1993
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Progressive Conservative
|
Brian Mulroney
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[3]
|
Pat Carney
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British Columbia
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August 30, 1990
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January 31, 2008
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Progressive Conservative
|
Brian Mulroney
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[3]
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Mabel DeWare
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New Brunswick
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September 23, 1990
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August 9, 2001
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Progressive Conservative
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Brian Mulroney
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[3]
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Janis Johnson
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Manitoba
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September 27, 1990
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September 27, 2016
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Progressive Conservative
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Brian Mulroney
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[3]
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Thérèse Lavoie-Roux
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Quebec
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September 27, 1990
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March 12, 2001
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Progressive Conservative
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Brian Mulroney
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[3]
|
Senator
|
Province
|
Took office
|
Left office
|
Party
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Appointed on the advice of
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Note
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Terry Stratton
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Manitoba
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March 25, 1993
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March 16, 2013
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Progressive Conservative
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Brian Mulroney
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[6]
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Erminie Cohen
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New Brunswick
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June 4, 1993
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July 23, 2001
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Progressive Conservative
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Brian Mulroney
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[6]
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Marjory LeBreton
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Ontario
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June 18, 1993
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July 4, 2015
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Progressive Conservative
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Brian Mulroney
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[6]
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Lise Bacon
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Quebec
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September 15, 1994
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August 25, 2009
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Sharon Carstairs
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Manitoba
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September 15, 1994
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October 17, 2011
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Rose-Marie Losier-Cool
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New Brunswick
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March 21, 1995
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June 18, 2012
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Céline Hervieux-Payette
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Quebec
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March 21, 1995
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April 22, 2016
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Doris Margaret Anderson
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Prince Edward Island
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September 21, 1995
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July 5, 1997
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Lorna Milne
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Ontario
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September 21, 1995
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December 13, 2009
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
|
Marie Poulin
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Ontario
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September 21, 1995
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April 17, 2015
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Shirley Maheu
|
Quebec
|
February 1, 1996
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February 1, 2006
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Jean Forest
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Alberta
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May 16, 1996
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August 28, 1998
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Eugene Whelan
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Ontario
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August 9, 1996
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July 11, 1999
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Lucie Pépin
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Quebec
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April 8, 1997
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September 7, 2011
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[7]
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Peggy Butts
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Nova Scotia
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September 22, 1997
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August 15, 1999
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
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Marisa Ferretti Barth
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Quebec
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September 22, 1997
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April 28, 2006
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
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Catherine Callbeck
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Prince Edward Island
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September 22, 1997
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July 25, 2014
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
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Thelma Chalifoux
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Alberta
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August 15, 1999
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February 8, 2004
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
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Joan Cook
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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March 6, 1998
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October 6, 2009
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
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Marian Maloney
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Ontario
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June 11, 1998
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August 16, 1999
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
|
Lois Miriam Wilson
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Ontario
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June 11, 1998
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April 8, 2002
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Non-affiliated
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
|
Vivienne Poy
|
Ontario
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September 17, 1998
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September 17, 2012
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
|
First Senator of Asian ancestry[8][9]
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Joan Fraser
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Quebec
|
September 17, 1998
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February 2, 2018
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
|
[8]
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Sheila Finestone
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Quebec
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August 11, 1999
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January 28, 2002
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
|
Isobel Finnerty
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Ontario
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September 2, 1999
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July 15, 2005
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
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Ione Christensen
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Yukon
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September 2, 1999
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December 31, 2006
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
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Betty Kennedy
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Ontario
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June 20, 2000
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January 4, 2001
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[8]
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Libbe Hubley
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Prince Edward Island
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March 8, 2001
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September 8, 2017
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Liberal
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Jean Chrétien
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[10]
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Viola Léger
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New Brunswick
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June 13, 2001
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June 29, 2005
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[10]
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Maria Chaput
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Manitoba
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December 12, 2002
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March 1, 2016
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[10]
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Pana Merchant
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Saskatchewan
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December 12, 2002
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March 31, 2017
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[10]
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Madeleine Plamondon
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Quebec
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September 9, 2003
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September 21, 2006
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Non-affiliated
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Jean Chrétien
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[10]
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Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
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New Brunswick
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September 9, 2003
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October 22, 2008
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Liberal
|
Jean Chrétien
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[10]
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Terry Mercer
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Nova Scotia
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November 7, 2003
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May 6, 2022
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Progressive Senate Group
|
Jean Chrétien
|
[10]
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Sandra Lovelace Nicholas
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New Brunswick
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September 21, 2005
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January 31, 2023
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Progressive Senate Group
|
Paul Martin
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[10]
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Nancy Ruth
|
Ontario
|
March 24, 2005
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January 6, 2017
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Progressive Conservative
|
Paul Martin
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[3]
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Claudette Tardif
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Alberta
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March 24, 2005
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February 2, 2018
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Liberal
|
Paul Martin
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[3]
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Lillian Dyck
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Saskatchewan
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March 24, 2005
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August 24, 2020
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New Democrat
|
Paul Martin
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[3]
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Elaine McCoy
|
Alberta
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March 24, 2005
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December 29, 2020
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Progressive Conservative
|
Paul Martin
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[3]
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Andrée Champagne
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Quebec
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August 2, 2005
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July 17, 2014
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Conservative
|
Paul Martin
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[3]
|
Nancy Greene Raine
|
British Columbia
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January 2, 2009
|
May 11, 2018
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Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[3]
|
Nicole Eaton
|
Ontario
|
January 2, 2009
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January 21, 2020
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Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[3]
|
Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis
|
Quebec
|
January 14, 2009
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June 30, 2015
|
Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[3]
|
Linda Frum
|
Ontario
|
August 27, 2009
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August 27, 2021
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Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
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[3]
|
Carolyn Stewart Olsen
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New Brunswick
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August 27, 2009
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July 27, 2021
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Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[3]
|
Diane Griffin
|
Prince Edward Island
|
November 10, 2016
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March 18, 2022
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Canadian Senators Group
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Justin Trudeau
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[3]
|
Patricia Bovey
|
Manitoba
|
November 10, 2016
|
May 15, 2023
|
Progressive Senate Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[3]
|
Josée Forest-Niesing
|
Ontario
|
October 11, 2018
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November 20, 2021
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[3]
|
Forty-eight women are currently (July 6, 2023) serving in the Senate.
Senator
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Province
|
Took office
|
Mandatory retirement date
|
Party
|
Appointed on the advice of
|
Note
|
Jane Cordy
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Nova Scotia
|
June 9, 2000
|
July 2, 2025
|
Progressive Senate Group
|
Jean Chrétien
|
[11]
|
Mobina Jaffer
|
British Columbia
|
June 13, 2001
|
August 20, 2024
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Jean Chrétien
|
First South Asian woman appointed to the Senate[11][12]
|
Pierrette Ringuette
|
New Brunswick
|
December 12, 2002
|
December 31, 2030
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Independent Senators Group
|
Jean Chrétien
|
[11]
|
Pamela Wallin
|
Saskatchewan
|
January 2, 2009
|
January 2, 2009
|
Canadian Senators Group
|
Stephen Harper
|
[11]
|
Yonah Martin
|
British Columbia
|
January 2, 2009
|
April 11, 2040
|
Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[11]
|
Judith Seidman
|
Quebec
|
August 27, 2009
|
September 1, 2025
|
Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[11]
|
Elizabeth Marshall
|
Newfoundland and Labrador
|
January 29, 2010
|
September 7, 2026
|
Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[11]
|
Rose-May Poirier
|
New Brunswick
|
February 28, 2010
|
March 2, 2029
|
Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[11]
|
Salma Ataullahjan
|
Ontario
|
July 9, 2010
|
April 29, 2027
|
Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[11]
|
Josée Verner
|
Quebec
|
June 13, 2011
|
December 30, 2034
|
Canadian Senators Group
|
Stephen Harper
|
[11]
|
Denise Batters
|
Saskatchewan
|
January 25, 2013
|
June 18, 2045
|
Conservative
|
Stephen Harper
|
[11]
|
Diane Bellemare
|
Quebec
|
September 6, 2012
|
October 13, 2024
|
Progressive Senate Group
|
Stephen Harper
|
[11]
|
Ratna Omidvar
|
Ontario
|
April 1, 2016
|
November 5, 2024
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Frances Lankin
|
Ontario
|
April 1, 2016
|
April 16, 2029
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Chantal Petitclerc
|
Quebec
|
April 1, 2016
|
December 15, 2044
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Nancy Hartling
|
New Brunswick
|
November 10, 2016
|
February 1, 2025
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Marilou McPhedran
|
Manitoba
|
November 10, 2016
|
July 22, 2026
|
Non-affiliated
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Wanda Thomas Bernard
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Nova Scotia
|
November 10, 2016
|
August 1, 2028
|
Progressive Senate Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Kim Pate
|
Ontario
|
November 10, 2016
|
November 10, 2034
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
René Cormier
|
New Brunswick
|
November 10, 2016
|
April 27, 2031
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Gwen Boniface
|
Ontario
|
November 10, 2016
|
August 5, 2030
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Lucie Moncion
|
Ontario
|
November 10, 2016
|
October 25, 2033
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Renée Dupuis
|
Quebec
|
November 10, 2016
|
April 8, 2035
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Marie-Françoise Mégie
|
Quebec
|
November 25, 2016
|
September 21, 2025
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Rosa Galvez
|
Quebec
|
December 6, 2016
|
June 21, 2036
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Mary Jane McCallum
|
Manitoba
|
December 4, 2017
|
May 1, 2027
|
Non-affiliated
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Mary Coyle
|
Nova Scotia
|
December 4, 2017
|
November 5, 2029
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Yvonne Boyer
|
Ontario
|
March 15, 2018
|
October 25, 2028
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Donna Dasko
|
Ontario
|
June 6, 2018
|
August 19, 2026
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Julie Miville-Dechêne
|
Quebec
|
June 20, 2018
|
July 10, 2034
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Bev Busson
|
British Columbia
|
September 24, 2018
|
August 23, 2026
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Paula Simons
|
Alberta
|
October 3, 2018
|
September 7, 2039
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
|
Alberta
|
October 3, 2018
|
February 20, 2044
|
Non-affiliated
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Rosemary Moodie
|
Ontario
|
December 12, 2018
|
November 24, 2031
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Pat Duncan
|
Yukon
|
December 12, 2018
|
April 8, 2035
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Margaret Dawn Anderson
|
Northwest Territories
|
December 12, 2018
|
April 14, 2042
|
Progressive Senate Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Bernadette Clement
|
Ontario
|
June 22, 2021
|
May 17, 2040
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Karen Sorensen
|
Alberta
|
July 29, 2021
|
May 20, 2034
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Amina Gerba
|
Quebec
|
July 29, 2021
|
March 14, 2036
|
Progressive Senate Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Michèle Audette
|
Quebec
|
July 29, 2021
|
July 20, 2046
|
Non-affiliated
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Gigi Osler
|
Manitoba
|
September 26, 2022
|
September 9, 2043
|
Canadian Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Margo Lainne Greenwood
|
British Columbia
|
November 10, 2022
|
September 2, 2028
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Sharon Burey
|
Ontario
|
November 21, 2022
|
December 4, 2032
|
Canadian Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Rebecca Patterson
|
Ontario
|
November 21, 2022
|
June 15, 2040
|
Canadian Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Jane MacAdam
|
Prince Edward Island
|
May 3, 2023
|
March 1, 2032
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Iris Petten
|
Newfoundland and Labrador
|
May 3, 2023
|
February 5, 2034
|
Independent Senators Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Judy White
|
Newfoundland and Labrador
|
July 6, 2023
|
January 11, 2039
|
Progressive Senate Group
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Independent Senators Group
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New Brunswick
|
October 31, 2023
|
January 8, 2030
|
Non-affiliated
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Krista Ann Ross
|
New Brunswick
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October 31, 2023
|
September 30, 2042
|
Non-affiliated
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Marnie McBean
|
Ontario
|
December 20, 2023
|
January 28, 2043
|
Non-affiliated
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
Paulette Senior
|
Ontario
|
December 20, 2023
|
December 4, 2036
|
Non-affiliated
|
Justin Trudeau
|
[11]
|
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