Anne McLellan
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| The Honourable Anne McLellan PC, OC, MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Northwest |
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| In office 1993–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Murray Dorin |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton West |
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| In office 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by | district created |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Centre |
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| In office 2004–2006 |
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| Preceded by | district created |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Hawn |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office June 11, 1997 – January 14, 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Allan Rock |
| Succeeded by | Martin Cauchon |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office January 15, 2002 – December 12, 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Allan Rock |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Pettigrew |
| 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada | |
| In office December 12, 2003 – February 6, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | John Manley |
| Succeeded by | position discontinued |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1950 Hants County, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Profession | Lawyer, law professor, politician |
A. Anne McLellan, PC, OC (born August 31, 1950, in Hants County, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian academic and politician. She was a cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, serving most recently as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada.
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Early life
McLellan earned bachelor degrees in Arts and Law from Halifax's Dalhousie University. She then earned a Master of Laws from King's College London in the United Kingdom.
She became a professor of law, first at the University of New Brunswick and then, beginning in 1980, at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law where she served at various times as associate dean and dean. She has also served on the board of directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
Political career
Her first foray into politics was as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Edmonton Northwest in the 1993 general election, when she won her seat by 12 votes. She is nicknamed "Landslide Annie" for her string of narrow electoral victories. All four election victories from 1993 to 2004 were by narrow margins, as she was twice declared defeated by the national news though she emerged victorious the next day. She was defeated in the 2006 federal election.
She quickly became a rising star in the Liberal Party, being one of four Liberals elected in Alberta, and was named to cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources. McLellan has the prenomial "the Honourable" and the postnomial "PC" for life by virtue of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on November 4, 1993.[1]
She was re-elected in the new riding of Edmonton West in the 1997 and 2000 elections, despite the Liberals' general unpopularity in Alberta. She moved around the cabinet table, serving as Minister of Justice from 1997 to 2002 and Minister of Health from 2002 to 2003. As Justice Minister, she was responsible for implementing new anti-terror and security laws following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, and administered the implementation of the Canadian gun registry, a Liberal program criticized for its expense and inefficiency.
Though she supported Paul Martin for the Liberal leadership, she was kept in Jean Chrétien's cabinet due to her ability and also because of regional representation. Some[who?] said that she had surpassed Sheila Copps as the most prominent woman in Chrétien's cabinet by his final years in office.
Deputy Prime Minister
On being sworn-in as Prime Minister on December 12, 2003, Paul Martin showed renewed confidence in McLellan and sent a message to the west about his plans to reduce western alienation by naming her his Deputy Prime Minister. McLellan was also named minister for the newly created Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
During the 2004 federal election, she was re-elected by 721 votes, or just over 1% of the vote, defeating Laurie Hawn of the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Edmonton Centre.
In the 2006 federal election on 23 January 2006, McLellan was defeated by Hawn in a rematch, taking 38.36% to Hawn's 45.01% of the popular vote in Edmonton Centre.
McLellan has so far been the last Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, as the succeeding Harper government has opted not to use this title. Interestingly, she is one of the few parliamentarians to have never served as a government backbencher or in opposition.
After politics
Following her loss in the re-election bid to a fifth consecutive term in the Canadian House of Commons on 23 January 2006, McLellan took some time off for rest. On May 12, 2006, she was appointed Distinguished Scholar in Residence to the University of Alberta at the Canadian university's Institute for United States Policy Studies. On June 27, 2006, she also became a counsel to the Edmonton-based law firm Bennett Jones LLP. She also became a director on the boards of Nexen Inc., Agrium Inc. and Cameco Corporation.
On July 1, 2009 McLellan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for her leadership and dedication as a politician and law professor, and for her contributions as a community volunteer.
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| 27th Ministry – Cabinet of Paul Martin | ||
| Cabinet Posts (3) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| legislation enacted | Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness 2005–2006 |
Stockwell Day |
| Wayne Easter | Solicitor General of Canada 2003–2005 styled as Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness |
position abolished / legislation enacted |
| John Manley | Deputy Prime Minister of Canada 2003–2006 |
position discontinued |
| 26th Ministry – Cabinet of Jean Chrétien | ||
| Cabinet Posts (5) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Allan Rock | Minister of Health 2002–2003 |
Pierre Pettigrew |
| Allan Rock | Minister of Justice 1997–2002 |
Martin Cauchon |
| legislation enacted | Minister of Natural Resources 1995–1997 |
Ralph Goodale |
| Bobbie Sparrow | Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources 1993–1995 styled as Minister of Natural Resources |
legislation enacted |
| Bobbie Sparrow | Minister of Forestry 1993–1995 styled as Minister of Natural Resources |
legislation enacted |
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| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Jim Edwards | Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians 1993–1997 |
Ralph Goodale |
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| Preceded by John Manley |
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada 2003–2006 |
Succeeded by Lucienne Robillard |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
| Preceded by Murray Dorin |
Member of Parliament for Edmonton Northwest 1993–1997 |
District abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton West 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by Steve Paproski |
Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Laurie Hawn |
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