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First Black female MPP in Ontario: Zanana Akande, St. Andrew—St. Patrick, Ontario New Democratic Party MPP 1990–1994; Michaëlle Jean, Canada's first Black Governor General. First Black MNA in Quebec: Jean Alfred, Papineau, Parti Québécois MNA 1976–1981; First Black Canadian and Female City Councillor in Montreal:
Lincoln MacCauley Alexander PC CC OOnt CD QC (January 21, 1922 – October 19, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who became the first Black Canadian to be a member of Parliament in the House of Commons, a federal Cabinet Minister (as federal Minister of Labour), a Chair of the Worker's Compensation Board of Ontario, and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991.
Clotilda Adessa Douglas-Yakimchuk ONS CM (née Coward; January 11, 1932 – April 15, 2021) was a Canadian nurse.She was the first African-Canadian to graduate from the Nova Scotia Hospital School of Nursing and the first black president of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Nova Scotia.
In ill health; retired. First prime minister born in what would become Canada, and first of only two prime ministers to serve while in the Senate. 4: John Sparrow David Thompson (1845–1894) 5 December 1892 12 December 1894 Appointment (7th Parl.) Liberal–Conservative: MP for Antigonish, NS: 5th [13] [14] Minister of Justice; first Catholic ...
Obama became the first Black president in American history after winning the 2008 election race against John McCain. While in office, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize, worked to limit climate change ...
First elected in 1993, she became the first black woman elected to Canadian Parliament. She was born in Grenada and immigrated to Canada in her youth. [12] Raymond Chan MP for Richmond: 20 July 2004: 5 February 2006: 1 year, 199 days Minister for Multiculturalism (2004–2006) Chan was the first Chinese-Canadian to serve in Cabinet.
The singer, 58, whose brother Tito passed away aged 70 last week, made the surprising comments about the vice-president when asked how she felt about the US having its first female Black president.
Federal electoral districts represented by visible minorities during the 42nd Canadian Parliament (2015–2019) marked by party colour. This list comprises persons who belong to a visible minority group who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.