Ella Laureen Jarrett (born November 2, 1938) is a teacher and former political figure in

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, Canada. She represented Kings West and then Saint John Kings in the

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from 1987 to 1999 as a Liberal member. She was born in

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and was educated at the New Brunswick Teachers' College and the

University of New Brunswick The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English language, English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universiti ...

. Jarrett taught school in New Brunswick and

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. She served in the province's Executive Council as the Minister of Income Assistance, the Minister of Supply and Services and the Minister of State for Mines and Energy.

References

List of Women MLAs, New Brunswick Legislative Library
1938 births Living people New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Women MLAs in New Brunswick Women government ministers of Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{LiberalAssociation-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub