Joan Cook

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Joan Cook (born October 6, 1934 in English Harbour West, Newfoundland) is a Canadian Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador.

In her working life, Cook was, variously, a businesswoman who served as vice-president of her family's automobile dealership, Cook and Jones Motors, an executive with CJON radio and television, and an executive with Robert Simpson Eastern Ltd.

Cook has also been heavily involved with charitable efforts, chairing fundraising campaigns for Newfoundland's branch of the Canadian Cancer Society.

She was appointed to the Senate on March 6, 1998, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and sits as a Liberal.

Preceded by Gerald Ottenheimer, Progressive Conservative

Senators from Newfoundland & Labrador 1998-present

Succeeded by incumbent

	Newfoundland and Labrador Caucus serving in the 39th Canadian Parliament.
Senators	George Baker (Lib), Ethel M. Cochrane (Con), Joan Cook (Lib), George Furey (Lib), William H. Rompkey (Lib)
Members of Parliament	Gerry Byrne (Lib), Norman E. Doyle (Con), Loyola Hearn (Con), Fabian Manning (Con), Bill Matthews (Lib), Todd Russell (Lib), Scott Simms (Lib)