Eileen Dailly
Eileen Dailly | |
|---|---|
| 1st Deputy Premier of British Columbia | |
| In office September 26, 1972 – December 22, 1975 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Dave Barrett |
| Lieutenant Governor | John Robert Nicholson Walter Stewart Owen |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Grace McCarthy |
| Minister of Education of British Columbia | |
| In office September 15, 1972 – December 22, 1975 | |
| Premier | Dave Barrett |
| Preceded by | Donald Brothers |
| Succeeded by | Pat McGeer |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Burnaby North | |
| In office September 12, 1966 – October 22, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Barry Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1926 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Died | January 17, 2011 (aged 84) Salt Spring Island, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Eileen Elizabeth Dailly (February 15, 1926 – January 17, 2011) was a Canadian educator and political figure who represented Burnaby North in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.
She was born Eileen Elizabeth Gilmore, the daughter of Joseph Gilmore and Mary Scott, in Vancouver, British Columbia and taught school for ten years in British Columbia. In 1951, she married James Dailly. She served ten years as a school trustee and was chairman of the Burnaby School Board for four years. In the assembly, Dailly served as deputy premier and as Minister of Education. As education minister, she banned corporal punishment in schools in 1973; she also introduced mandatory kindergarten and created the first First Nations school board in the province (School District 92 Nisga'a). She retired from politics in 1986. From 1988 to 1991, she hosted a senior's program on community cable television called "Coming of Age".
Dailly died on Salt Spring Island at the age of 84 from complications following skin cancer surgery.