Brenda Robertson
Brenda Mary Robertson, CM, ONB (May 23, 1929 – September 23, 2020) was a Canadian Conservative politician. She was a Senator from New Brunswick between 1984 and 2004. She was the first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and the first woman to become a cabinet minister in the province.[1] She was born in Sussex, New Brunswick.
Robertson died on September 23, 2020 in Riverview, New Brunswick at the age of 91.[2]
References
- ↑ "Order of New Brunswick recipients announced". August 2, 2004. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ Letterick, Kate (24 September 2020). "Brenda Robertson, first woman in New Brunswick Legislature, cabinet dies at 91". CBC News. Retrieved 24 September 2020.