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McLellan, Anne
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Anne McLellan was born in Noel Shore, Hants County, Nova Scotia on August 31, 1950. She came to Dalhousie in 1968 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971. She got her Law degree from Dalhousie in 1974, and a Master of Laws from King’s College in London in 1975. She became a law professor at the University of New Brunswick and then in 1980 moved to teach at the University of Alberta. At U of A she also served as Dean of Law. In 1993 she entered federal politics, in the Liberal party. She won as MP of Edmonton Northwest in 1993 and served four terms as a Liberal MP in Edmonton (until 2006). She served as a Cabinet Minister her whole time as MP – she was Minister of Natural Resources and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians (1993-1997), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1997-2002), Minister of Health (2002-2003), and Minister of Public Safety (2003-2006). She was Paul Martin’s Deputy Prime Minister from 2003-2006. In 2006 she joined the office of Bennett Jones in Edmonton and serves as a Senior Advisor. She serves on many boards and committees, including being the Chair of the Dalhousie Advisory Council and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of Alberta (since 2006). She holds two honourary degrees, received the Alberta Order of Excellence, and the Order of Canada (2009). In 2015 she was appointed as the seventh Chancellor of Dalhousie University.