Ethel Cochrane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ethel Cochrane

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1937

Place of Birth: Port au Port Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Ethel Cochrane

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  • Cochrane (born September 23, 1937) is a former Canadian Senator having represented the province of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1986 until 2012. A teacher by training, Cochrane worked as an educator in her native Newfoundland culminating in her period as a school principal.
  • An advocate for education and literacy, she was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, in November 1986.
  • She sat as a Progressive Conservative senator until February 2004 when she and most other PC Senators joined the new Conservative Party of Canada.
  • Cochrane is the first female senator to represent Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • She retired in 2012 when she reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.
  • She is a past member of the Girl Guides of Canada. Senator Cochrane now resides in Port Au Port East with her husband Jim.

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