Rose Marie MacDonald, née MacLean (July 3, 1941 – September 3, 2012) was a Canadian politician, who represented 5th Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1988 to 1996.[1] She was a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party.
Rose Marie MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Assemblyman for 5th Kings | |
| In office 1988–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rose Marie MacLean July 3, 1941 Woodville Mills, Prince Edward Island |
| Died | September 3, 2012 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Ronald MacDonald |
| Residence(s) | Little Pond, Prince Edward Island |
Born in Woodville Mills, Prince Edward Island,[2] she worked as a cook, as an office clerk and as an employee of the Bank of Montreal prior to her career in politics.[2]
She was first elected to the legislature in a by-election in 1988, and was reelected in the general elections of 1989 and 1993.[2] As a member of the assembly, she chaired the committee on education, community and cultural affairs, the committee on natural resources and the environment and a special committee on legislative reform,[3] and served as the Liberal caucus whip.[2] On April 20, 1995, she was speaking in the legislature when a pipe bomb exploded outside the building, sending glass flying into the chamber.[4]
At the 1996 regional conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, MacDonald was a panelist, alongside Lloyd Snow of Newfoundland and Maynard Sonntag of Saskatchewan, at a seminar on the social and legal implications of government-sponsored gambling initiatives.[5]
In the 1996 election, she was defeated by Michael Currie of the Progressive Conservatives in the new district of Georgetown-Baldwin's Road.[2]
She later served on the board of directors of the Souris Hospital, the Island Community Theatre and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Community advocate Rose Marie MacDonald dies at 71". CBC News, September 5, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Rose Marie MacDonald at Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online.
- ^ "'Passionate advocate for rural Prince Edward Island' dies". The Guardian, September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Bomb blast rocks PEI Legislature Man hurt as glass, wood go flying". The Globe and Mail, April 21, 1995.
- ^ "Thirty-Fifth Regional Conference, Winnipeg". Canadian Parliamentary Review, Vol. 19, No. 3 (1996).