Mary Clancy

Mary Clancy
Member of Parliament
for Halifax
In office
1988 – 22 September 1997
Preceded by Stewart McInnes
Succeeded by Alexa McDonough
Personal details
Born 13 January 1948 (1948-01-13) (age 64)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party Liberal

Mary Catherine Clancy (born 13 January 1948 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. By career, she was a lawyer.

Clancy won the Halifax electoral district for the Liberal party in the 1988 and 1993 federal elections.[1] After serving in the 34th and 35th Canadian Parliaments, Clancy was defeated in the 1997 federal election by New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough.

Subsequently in 1997, she was appointed Canadian Consul General to Boston.[2][3]

From 2002 to 2003, Clancy was president of Burlington College in Burlington, Vermont. Her resignation after less than a year was attributed to her not having raised sufficient money for the college.[4]

The 1997 federal election competition between Clancy and McDonough is the subject of the 1999 National Film Board documentary Why Women Run.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Halifax 2008 Results". Canada Votes 2008 (CBC News). http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/riding/016/. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  2. ^ "Diplomatic Appointments". Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. 11 July 1997. http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.aspx?lang=eng&publication_id=376066&docnum=117. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  3. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Canada Presents Leadership Award to Vermont Lt. Governor". State of Vermont, Office of Lt. Governor Brian Dubie. 20 September 2004. 
  4. ^ Potter, Andy (June 7, 2003). "Burlington College Faces A Crossroads". WCAX-TV. 
  5. ^ Norrie, Helen (8 September 2000). "Why Women Run (video review)". CM. http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol7/no1/whywomenrun.html. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 

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