Doreen Ellen Hamilton ( Munholland; May 17, 1951 – December 2, 2022) was a Canadian politician. She received her Education Standard A Certificate at the
University of Regina
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- City of Regina. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
In 1985, she was elected to
Regina City Council and re-elected in 1988. She served as interim
Mayor of Regina for six weeks in 1988, following the resignation of
Larry Schneider. She was the first woman to have held this position.
Hamilton was first elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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in 1991, and re-elected in 1995, 1999 and 2003. She was a member of the
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. In 1998, she was appointed Minister of
Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming, and Minister responsible for the
Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation, the Public Service Commission and the
Wascana Center Authority. She held those ministerial positions until October 2001. In April 2003, she was appointed legislative Secretary to Premier
Lorne Calvert.
Hamilton also became the first woman presiding officer in Saskatchewan after the Legislative Assembly elected her
Deputy Speaker
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Hamilton did not stand as a candidate in the
2007 provincial election.
Hamilton died on December 2, 2022, at the age of 71.
References
Further reading
HAMILTON ANNOUNCES FUTURE PLANS Government of Saskatchewan. Accessed 2011-02-01.
Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Accessed 2011-02-01.
NDP holds on in Regina, but loses 3 seats Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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. Accessed 2011-02-01.
1951 births
2022 deaths
Mayors of Regina, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs
Women mayors of places in Saskatchewan
Women MLAs in Saskatchewan
20th-century Canadian women politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians
20th-century mayors of places in Saskatchewan
20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
20th-century Canadian municipal councillors
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