Audrey McLaughlin

Audrey McLaughlin
Leader of the New Democratic Party
In office
December 5, 1989 – October 14, 1995
Preceded byEd Broadbent
Succeeded byAlexa McDonough
Member of Parliament
for Yukon
In office
July 20, 1987 – June 2, 1997
Preceded byErik Nielsen
Succeeded byLouise Hardy
Personal details
Born
Audrey Marlene Brown

(1936-11-07) November 7, 1936 (age 88)
Dutton, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Spouse
Don McLaughlin
(m. 1954; div. 1972)
Alma materMacDonald Institute
OccupationAuthor, business consultant, researcher, social worker, teacher

Audrey Marlene McLaughlin PC OC (née Brown; born November 8, 1936) is a Canadian politician and former leader of the New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1995. She was the first female leader of a political party with representation in the House of Commons of Canada, as well as the first federal political party leader to represent an electoral district in a Canadian territory.