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Catherine S. Callbeck | |
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| 9th Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island | |
| Assumed office September 29, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Don McDougall |
| 28th Premier of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office January 25, 1993 – October 9, 1996 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Marion L. Reid Gilbert Clements |
| Preceded by | Joe Ghiz |
| Succeeded by | Keith Milligan |
| Senator from Prince Edward Island | |
| In office September 22, 1997 – July 25, 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Jean Chrétien |
| Appointed by | Romeo LeBlanc |
| Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party | |
| In office January 23, 1993 – October 5, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Ghiz |
| Succeeded by | Keith Milligan |
| MLA (Assemblyman) for 4th Prince | |
| In office April 29, 1974 – April 24, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Schurman |
| Succeeded by | William MacDougall |
| MLA (Councillor) for 1st Queens | |
| In office March 29, 1993 – November 18, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Leone Bagnall |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Malpeque | |
| In office December 12, 1988 – January 25, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Melbourne Gass |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Easter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1939 Central Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal (until 2014) Independent Liberal (2014-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Prince Edward Island Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Businessperson, Teacher |
| Profession | Politician |
| Cabinet | Minister of Health and Social Services (1974–1978) Minister responsible for Native Affairs (1974–1978) Minister responsible for the Disabled (1974–1978) |
| Website | |
Catherine Sophia Callbeck CM OPEI (born July 25, 1939) is a retired Canadian politician and the current and ninth Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island.
She was the 28th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1993 to 1996, the third female premier in Canadian history, and the first to win a general election (the first female premier, Rita Johnston of British Columbia, became premier after winning the party leadership but lost the subsequent election; the second, Nellie Cournoyea of the Northwest Territories, was elected premier by MLAs following a non-partisan consensus government election). She was subsequently a member of the Senate of Canada from 1997 until her retirement in 2014.