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Anne McLellan
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McLellan in 2011
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| 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada | |
| In office December 12, 2003 – February 6, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | John Manley |
| Succeeded by | Chrystia Freeland (2019) |
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | |
| In office April 4, 2005 – February 6, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Herself (as Solicitor General) |
| Succeeded by | Stockwell Day |
| Solicitor General of Canada | |
| In office December 12, 2003 – April 3, 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Wayne Easter |
| Succeeded by | Herself (as Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office January 15, 2002 – December 12, 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Allan Rock |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Pettigrew |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada |
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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 Natural Resources | |
| In office November 4, 1993 – June 10, 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chretien |
| Preceded by | Bobbie Sparrow |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Goodale |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre (Edmonton West; 1997–2004) (Edmonton Northwest; 1993–1997) |
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| In office October 25, 1993 – January 23, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Murray Dorin |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Hawn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1950 Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residences | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie University (BA, LLB) King's College London (LLM) |
| Profession | Lawyer, law professor, politician |
A. Anne McLellan PC OC AOE (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian politician and academic who served as the ninth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006. She was a cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, and represented Edmonton in the House of Commons of Canada. She also held the positions of solicitor general, minister of health, and minister of justice of Canada.
Early life
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.
See also
In Spanish: Anne McLellan para niños
