Anne McLellan
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The Honourable Anne McLellan PC OC AOE |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Northwest |
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In office 1993–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Murray Dorin |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton West |
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In office 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by | district created |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Centre |
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In office 2004–2006 |
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| Preceded by | district created |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Hawn |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office June 11, 1997 – January 14, 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Allan Rock |
| Succeeded by | Martin Cauchon |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office January 15, 2002 – December 12, 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Allan Rock |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Pettigrew |
| 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada | |
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In office December 12, 2003 – February 6, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | John Manley |
| Succeeded by | position discontinued |
| Personal details | |
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August 31, 1950 Hants County, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Profession | Lawyer, law professor, politician |
A. Anne McLellan, PC OC AOE (born August 31, 1950, in Noel, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian academic and politician. She was a cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, serving most recently as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. On February 26, 2015, she was appointed chancellor of Dalhousie University effective May 25.
McLellan earned bachelor's degrees in Arts and Law from Halifax's Dalhousie University. She then earned a Master of Laws from King's College London in the United Kingdom in 1975.
She became a professor of law, first at the University of New Brunswick and then, beginning in 1980, at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law where she served at various times as associate dean and dean. She has also served on the board of directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
Her first foray into politics was as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Edmonton Northwest in the 1993 general election, when she won her seat by 12 votes. She quickly became a rising star in the Liberal Party, being one of four Liberals elected in Alberta, and was named to cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources. McLellan has the prenominal "the Honourable" and the postnominal "PC" for life by virtue of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on November 4, 1993.
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