Doris Margaret Anderson
The Hon. Doris Margaret Anderson | |
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Senator for St Peter's, Prince Edward Island | |
In office September 21, 1995 – July 5, 1997 | |
Appointed by | Jean Chrétien |
Personal details | |
Born | St Peter's, Prince Edward Island, Canada | July 5, 1922
Political party | Liberal |
Doris Margaret Anderson, CM (born July 5, 1922) is a Canadian nutritionist and retired senator.
Born in , Prince Edward Island, she was a nutritionist before being appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of St. Peter's, Kings County, Prince Edward Island in 1995. She retired at the mandatory age of 75 in 1997. She was a member of the Liberal caucus.
In 1982, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of having been able to "help many children suffering from celiac disease and to contribute to education and mental health in her province".[1]
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