Lillian Dyck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lillian Dyck

Canadian senator

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1945

Place of Birth: North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

Profession: politician, biologist, neuroscientist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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The Honourable Dr.
Lillian Eva Quan Dyck (born August 24, 1945) is a Canadian senator from Saskatchewan.
Member of the Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan, and a first generation Chinese Canadian, she is the first female First Nations senator and first Canadian born Chinese senator.With the Senate Liberal Caucus facing losing official parliamentary caucus status in 2020 with a third of its caucus facing mandatory retirements on their turning age 75, Senator Joseph Day announced that the Senate Liberal Caucus had been dissolved and a new Progressive Senate Group formed in its wake, with the entire membership joining the new group, including this senator.Before being appointed to the Senate, Dyck was a neuroscientist with the University of Saskatchewan, where she was also an associate dean.
On March 12, 1999, Dyck, who is of Cree and Chinese heritage and was one of the first Aboriginal women in Canada to pursue an academic career in the sciences, was presented with a lifetime achievement award by Indspire.
She continues to teach at the university as well as conduct research on a part-time basis.
In 2019 she received a Women of Distinction Awards Lifetime Achievement Award from the YWCA Saskatoon.Alongside her research and academic work, the Honourable Dr.
Lillian Eva Quan Dyck is well known for advocating for equity in the education and employment of women, Chinese Canadians and Aboriginals.