Barbara Greene

Barbara Greene
Member of Parliament
for Don Valley North
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded bySarkis Assadourian
North York Controller
In office
1972–1980
Serving with Paul Godfrey (1972-1973), John Williams (1972-1974); Alex McGivern (1972-1974); William Sutherland (1973-1976); Joseph Markin (1974-1976); Esther Shiner (1976-1980); Ron Summers (1976-1978); Robert Yuill (1976-1980)
Succeeded byEsther Shiner; Robert Yuill; Wililam Sutherland; Norm Gardner
In office
1982–1985
Serving with William Sutherland; Esther Shiner; Robert Yuill
Succeeded byEsther Shiner; Robert Yuill; Norm Gardner; Howard Moscoe
Personal details
Born (1945-09-01) 1 September 1945 (age 79)
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Children1
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ProfessionTeacher

Barbara Greene (born 1 September 1945) is a former Canadian politician. She served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. She was previously a municipal politician in North York, and campaigned for mayor of the city in 1985. She is a Red Tory, and holds progressive views on most social issues.

Early life and Career

Greene was born in Pembroke in eastern Ontario, where her father was stationed during World War II. Her parents were Alfred Greene and Mary Margaret Greene (née Hutchinson) of Toronto. Both were graduates of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto. Her parents returned to Toronto following the war, and she attended St. Monica's Separate School in North Toronto. She graduated from St Michael's College, University of Toronto in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from the College of Education in 1967 with qualifications in English and Theatre Arts. She taught English at Victoria Park Secondary School for the North York Board of Education from September 1967 until she was elected to office in 1972.