Canadian Women Leaders
Throughout history, there have been many Canadian women leaders who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great Canadian female leaders such as Michaëlle Jean, Agnes Macphail, Rona Ambrose, Kim Campbell, Candice Bergen.
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Kim Campbell
(19th Prime Minister of Canada (June 1993 - November 1993))
Birthdate: March 10, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Canadian politician and Progressive Conservative leader Kim Campbell made headlines when she became the first woman to serve as the prime minister of Canada and remains the only woman to have achieved the feat. After quitting her doctoral studies, she studied law and joined the British Columbia Bar.
Birthdate: August 2, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Peace River, Canada
Known as the Minister of Everything, Christina Freeland is Canada’s 10th deputy prime minister. She is also Canada’s finance minister and the first woman to hold the office. She has previously worked with the Financial Times, Thomson Reuters, and The Globe and Mail. She has also authored a bestselling book.
Birthdate: September 6, 1957
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Michaëlle Jean is a Canadian stateswoman who became the first black person and Haitian Canadian to serve as Governor General of Canada, a position which she held from 2005 to 2010. In 2015, Jean became the first woman to serve as the secretary-general of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, a position which she held until the end of 2018.
4
Rona Ambrose(Former Member of the Canadian House of Commons)
Birthdate: March 15, 1969
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Valleyview, Alberta, Canada
5
Christy Clark
(Politician, Radio personality)
Birthdate: October 29, 1965
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Burnaby
6
Kathleen Wynne
(Politician)
Birthdate: May 21, 1953
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Toronto
Kathleen Wynne is a Canadian politician who took office as the 25th premier of Ontario in February 2013 and served for a term of five years. She is the first female premier of Ontario. During her tenure, she implemented reforms to increase the minimum wages and bring down the unemployment rate. She is openly lesbian.
7
Elizabeth May
(Leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2006 to 2019)
Birthdate: June 9, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
8
Adrienne Clarkson
(Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005)
Birthdate: February 10, 1939
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Central, Hong Kong
Adrienne Clarkson is a Hong Kong-born Canadian political leader and journalist. She is best known for her service as the Governor General of Canada from 7 October 1999 to 27 September 2005. Over the course of her career, Adrienne Clarkson has won many prestigious medals and awards such as the Canadian Centennial Medal and the Vimy Award.
9
Agnes Macphail(Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament (1943-45, 1948-51))
Birthdate: March 24, 1890
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dundalk, Canada
Died: February 13, 1954
10
Nellie McClung
(Writer, Human rights activist, Politician)
Birthdate: October 20, 1873
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada
Died: September 1, 1951
Canadian author and social reformer Nellie McClung had struck gold with her first novel, Sowing Seeds in Danny, a bestseller. She also spoke widely about woman suffrage and was part of the Alberta legislature. She was part of The Famous Five, a group of women who launched the Persons Case.
11
Belinda Stronach
(Canadian Businesswoman, Political Figure, and Philanthropist)
Birthdate: May 2, 1966
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newmarket, Canada
12
Catherine McKenna
(Politician)
Birthdate: August 5, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
13
Hazel McCallion
(Ice hockey player, Politician)
Birthdate: February 14, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Quebec
14
Bonnie Crombie
(Politician)
Birthdate: February 5, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toronto
15
Caroline Mulroney
(Canadian Businesswoman, Politician, and Lawyer)
Birthdate: June 11, 1974
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
16
Carolyn Bennett
(Politician, Physician)
Birthdate: December 20, 1950
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Toronto
The current Canadian Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, Carolyn Bennett is also a qualified physician and has been a public health minister earlier. The Liberal Party of Canada member has also taught medicine at the University of Toronto and been part of several medical boards.
Birthdate: May 7, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sydney
18
Jeanne Sauvé
(Politician)
Birthdate: April 26, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Prud’homme, Canada
Died: January 26, 1993
Birthdate: March 24, 1957
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hong Kong
20
Kirsty Duncan
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 31, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Etobicoke
21
Andrea Horwath
(Leader of the Opposition in Ontario)
Birthdate: October 24, 1962
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hamilton, Canada
22
Alison Redford
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kitimat, British Columbia
23
Pauline Marois
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 29, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Quebec City
24
Lenore Zann
(Member of Parliament for Cumberland—Colchester)
Birthdate: November 22, 1959
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
25
Marci Ien
(Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth)
Birthdate: July 29, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
26
Dominique Anglade
(Canadian Politician and Businesswoman)
Birthdate: January 31, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birthdate: September 9, 1982
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Thompson
28
Sheila Copps
(Journalist, Politician, Autobiographer, Writer)
Birthdate: November 27, 1952
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hamilton
29
Vivian Barbot
(Former Vice-President of Bloc Québécois)
Birthdate: July 7, 1941
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Marc, Haiti
30
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
(29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario)
Birthdate: November 9, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland
31
Anne McLellan
(Lawyer, Politician)
Birthdate: August 31, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hants County
32
Hedy Fry
(politician and physician who is currently the longest-serving female Member of Parliament)
Birthdate: August 6, 1941
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
33
Leona Aglukkaq
(Politician)
Birthdate: June 28, 1967
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Inuvik
34
Ya'ara Saks
(Member of the House of Commons of Canada 2020)
Birthdate: March 9, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Birthdate: February 18, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Winnipeg
37
Alexa McDonough
(Politician)
Birthdate: August 11, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ottawa
Birthdate: June 30, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hong Kong
39
Joyce Murray
(Member of the House of Commons of Canada since 2008)
Birthdate: July 11, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Schweizer-Reneke, South Africa
Birthdate: June 23, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Grand Bank
41
Megan Leslie
(Politician, Human rights activist)
Birthdate: September 29, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toronto
Apart from being the CEO and president of World Wildlife Fund Canada, Megan Leslie has also served as an MP for Halifax. She worked toward enlisting plastic microbeads on the list of toxic substances under the Environmental Protection Act of Canada. She is also a qualified lawyer.
42
Yasmin Ratansi
(Politician)
Birthdate: January 4, 1951
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dar es Salaam
43
Chantal Petitclerc
(Canadian Wheelchair Racer, Paralympic Gold Medalist, and Senator)
Birthdate: December 15, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Canada
Birthdate: October 3, 1957
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hamilton
45
Deborah Grey
(Politician, Autobiographer)
Birthdate: July 1, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vancouver
46
Nancy Greene Raine
(Canadian Former Senator and Alpine Skier)
Birthdate: May 11, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada
47
Peggy Nash
(Politician, Trade unionist)
Birthdate: June 28, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Toronto
48
Sylvia Fedoruk
(Physicist, Politician)
Birthdate: May 5, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: September 26, 2012