Shirley Dysart
Shirley Dysart | |
|---|---|
| New Brunswick Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 1985 – May 4, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Ray Frenette |
| Succeeded by | Frank McKenna |
| MLA for Saint John North | |
| In office November 18, 1974 – October 23, 1978 | |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| MLA for Saint John Park | |
| In office October 23, 1978 – September 11, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Robert J. Higgins |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Theresa Britt February 22, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | December 14, 2016 (aged 88) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | H. Eric Dysart |
| Children | 1 |
Shirley Theresa Dysart CM (née Britt, February 22, 1928 – December 14, 2016) was an American-born Canadian teacher and a politician in the province of New Brunswick.
She attained a number of "firsts" in New Brunswick politics. She was the first female Liberal in serve in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, the first woman to serve as the leader of a party in the provincial Legislature (1985), the first woman to be Minister of Education (1987–1991) and first woman to be Speaker (1991–1995).