Brenda Robertson

Brenda Mary Robertson
Senator for Riverview, New Brunswick
In office
December 21, 1984 – May 23, 2004
Appointed byBrian Mulroney
MLA for Albert
In office
1967–1971
Serving with Claude D. Taylor
Preceded byClaude D. Taylor / Everett E. Newcombe
In office
1971–1974
Serving with Malcolm MacLeod
Succeeded byMalcolm MacLeod
MLA for Riverview
In office
1974–1984
Preceded byRiding created in 1974.
Succeeded byHubert Seamans
Personal details
Born(1929-05-23)May 23, 1929
Sussex, New Brunswick
DiedSeptember 23, 2020(2020-09-23) (aged 91)
Riverview, New Brunswick
Political partyConservative
Progressive Conservative (1984–2004)
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
SpouseWilmont "Willie" Robertson[1]
Children3
ProfessionPolitician
CabinetMinister of Social Program Reform (1982–1984)
Minister of Health (1976 & 1978–1982)
Minister of Social Services (1972–1974)
Minister of Welfare (1971–1972)
Minister of Youth (1970–1974)
CommitteesChairman, Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders (1991–1996)

Brenda Mary Robertson CM ONB (née Tubb,[1] May 23, 1929 – September 23, 2020) was a Canadian politician who served as Senator. She was the first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and the first woman to become a cabinet minister in the province.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Honourable Brenda Mary Robertson nee Tubb 1929202". Canada Obituaries 2020. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Order of New Brunswick recipients announced". August 2, 2004. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2009.