Margaret Scrivener | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1971–1985 | |
Preceded by | Henry Price |
Succeeded by | Ian Scott |
Constituency | St. David |
Personal details | |
Born | Margaret Mary Howse 1922 Toronto, Ontario |
Died | (aged 75) |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Richard Scrivener |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Journalist |
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Margaret Mary Burgoyne-Howse Scrivener[1] (c. 1922 – September 11, 1997) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1985 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of St. David. She was the second woman in Canada to hold a cabinet position, serving as a minister in the government of Bill Davis.[2]