Catherine Callbeck

The Honourable Catherine S. Callbeck, B.Comm. , B.Ed. (born July 25, 1939 in Central Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada) was premier of Prince Edward Island from 1993 to 1996; the first woman in Canadian history to win general election to the office of premier. (She was preceded by Rita Johnston, but Johnston became premier by winning the leadership of the governing party, and lost the subsequent provincial election.) Image File history File links Catherine Callbeck Image online from the Library of Parliament [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Catherine Callbeck Image online from the Library of Parliament [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... A Bachelor of Commerce is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a curriculum that generally lasts three years in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom or four years in North America and South Africa. ... A Bachelor of Education (BEd) is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Central Bedeque is a municipality in the Canadian province of population in 2001, according to Statistics Canada, was 186. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 km² (13th) • Land 5,660 km² • Water 0 km² (0%) Population (2004) â... Rita Johnston (born April 22, 1935) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Callbeck was premier at the same time as the other 2 most important public offices in the province were also held by women: Marion Reid being the Lieutenant Governor and Patricia Mella being the Leader of the Official Opposition. The Honourable Marion Loretta Reid (born January 2, 1929) is a former Canadian politician, the first female Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, and the thirty-seventh Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. ...

A Liberal, she was first elected to Prince Edward Island's provincial legislature in 1974. She was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister Responsible for Disabled Persons. She decided not to seek re-election in 1978 in order to work in the family business. The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a left of center political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 km² (13th) • Land 5,660 km² • Water 0 km² (0%) Population (2004) â... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...

Callbeck returned to politics in 1988 when she was elected to the federal House of Commons as an MP for the Liberal Party of Canada. In January 1993 she returned to provincial politics to successfully run for the leadership of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party. Under her leadership the Liberals won the provincial election in March 1993 becoming the first female leader of a political party in Canada to lead her party to victory in a general election. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) currently forms the federal government under Prime Minister Paul Martin. ... The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a left of center political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. ...

Her government proved to be unpopular, however, mainly because of her 7.5% rollback on public sector employees salaries, staining her parties image for years to come. Callbeck resigned in October 1996 after only three and a half years as PEI's Premier. In September 1997 she was appointed to the Senate. The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ...

External links

• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament

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	Prince Edward Island Caucus serving in the 38th Canadian Parliament.
Senators	Catherine Callbeck (Lib), Percy Downe (Lib), Elizabeth Hubley (Lib)
Members of Parliament	Wayne Easter (Lib), Lawrence MacAulay (Lib), Joe McGuire (Lib), Shawn Murphy (Lib)
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