Ellen Fairclough | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Arthur Roy, 1940s | |
| Postmaster General of Canada | |
| In office August 9, 1962 – April 22, 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | William McLean Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Azellus Denis |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
| In office May 12, 1958 – August 8, 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | Davie Fulton (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Dick Bell |
| Secretary of State for Canada | |
| In office June 21, 1957 – May 11, 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | Roch Pinard |
| Succeeded by | Henri Courtemanche |
| Member of Parliament for Hamilton West | |
| In office May 15, 1950 – February 6, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Colin W. G. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Macaluso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ellen Louks Cook January 28, 1905 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 13, 2004 (aged 99) Dundas, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse |
Gordon Fairclough
(m. 1931; died 1997) |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | Accountant |
Ellen Louks Fairclough PC CC OOnt (née Cook;[1] January 28, 1905 – November 13, 2004) was a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1950 to 1963, she was the first woman ever to serve in the Canadian Cabinet.[2]
- ^ "The Appointment of Ellen Fairclough as Canada's First Female Cabinet Minister". Diefenbaker Canada Centre. University of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "Ellen Louks Fairclough: Canada's First Female Federal Cabinet Minister". Electoral Insight. March 2003. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.