Anne Cools

Anne Cools
Senator from Ontario
(Toronto Centre-York)
In office
January 13, 1984 – August 12, 2018
Nominated byPierre Trudeau
Appointed byEdward Schreyer
Personal details
Born
Anne Clare Cools

(1943-08-12) August 12, 1943 (age 81)
Barbados, British West Indies
Political partyIndependent Senators Group (2016–2018)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (1984–2004)
Conservative (2004–2007)
Non-affiliated (2007–2016)
SpouseRolf Calhoun

Anne Clare Cools (born August 12, 1943) is a Canadian retired senator and the longest serving member of the Senate of Canada. As a social worker, Cools was a pioneer in the protection of women from domestic violence, running one of the first domestic violence shelters in Canada.