Lynn Hunter (born 20 January 1947 in Comox, British Columbia) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. Her background prior to election included graduating with distinction in Political Science and History from the University of Victoria in 1985. She then went on to become the Vancouver Island Coordinator for OXFAM Canada, work which included a fact finding trip to Sudan and Eritrea in 1986 to assess the effects of the war and famine in that region.
Hunter became a New Democratic Party member of Parliament after winning the Saanich—Gulf Islands electoral district in the 1988 federal election. She served on a number of Parliamentary Committees in the 34th Canadian Parliament including the Environment Committee, two separate committees on the Canadian Constitution and was a frequent contributor to the External Affairs Committee but lost to Jack Frazer of the Reform Party in the 1993 federal election.
From 1994 to 2006 she worked as an aquaculture specialist for the David Suzuki Foundation, the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR) and the Pure Salmon Campaign to safeguard wild salmon and to establish sustainable salmon farming.
Since retiring from paid work in late 2006 she has volunteered extensively with the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. Her daughter was diagnosed with the disease in March, 1999. She was the Chair of the South Vancouver Island Chapter of the MS Society and the Vice-Chair of the BC-Yukon Division until she resigned by problems with the rest of the board regarding their position on Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency theory.[1] She is also active on the National Board in her capacity of Chair of the National Government Relations Committee and as a member of the Governance Taskforce.
She is a practising Unitarian. [1]
She is an active cyclist and member of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition.
She lives in the Fairfield neighbourhood of Victoria with her partner, Dr. Don Armstrong.
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Member of Parliament from Saanich—Gulf Islands 1988–1993 |
Succeeded by Jack Frazer |