- Elaine McCoy
Elaine McCoy, QC (born
March 7 1946 ) in Brandon,Manitoba ,Canada is aCanadian senator fromAlberta .Senator McCoy is an alumna of the
University of Alberta , and holds an LLB (1969) and Bachelor of Arts in English (1968). She is married toMiles Patterson , QC. Prior to entering provincial politics, McCoy pursued a career in law as senior legal counsel for the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and as counsel for TransAlta Utilities Corporation.From 1986 to 1993, McCoy was the Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA for Calgary West in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
In 1986, she was named to Cabinet as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Minister responsible for Women’s Issues by Premier
Don Getty . In1989 , McCoy was appointed as Alberta’s Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for Human Rights, in which portfolio she was responsible for Alberta’s personnel administration office.At the 1992 Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta Leadership convention, McCoy ran for the leadership of the party against the eventual winner,
Ralph Klein . She did not run in the 1993 election.Previous to her appointment to the Senate, she served as president
Macleod Institute , affiliated with theUniversity of Calgary , an organization that specializes in program evaluation and environmental management.McCoy was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister
Paul Martin onMarch 24 ,2005 . She sits in theUpper House representingAlberta as a Progressive Conservative. Unless she resigns or passes away, Senator McCoy will continue to sit in the Senate until 2021. She currently sits on the Senate Committee for Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, and actively participates on the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.References
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* [http://www.albertasenator.ca www.albertasenator.ca]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator_det.asp?senator_id=2779&sortord=N&Language=E&M=M Official Senate Biography]
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