Hedy Fry | |
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Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre | |
Assumed office October 25, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Kim Campbell |
Chairwoman of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage | |
Assumed office February 4, 2016 | |
Minister | Mélanie Joly |
Preceded by | Gord Brown |
Chairwoman of the Standing Committee on Status of Women | |
In office 5 February 2009 – 20 June 2011 | |
Minister | Rona Ambrose |
Preceded by | Yasmin Ratansi |
Succeeded by | Niki Ashton |
Personal details | |
Born | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | August 6, 1941
Political party | Liberal |
Relations | Pete Fry (son) |
Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Profession | Physician |
Hedy Madeleine Fry, PC MP (born August 6, 1941) is a Canadian politician and physician who is currently the longest-serving female Member of Parliament,[1] winning ten consecutive elections in the constituency of Vancouver Centre including the 1993 election, when she defeated incumbent Prime Minister Kim Campbell.