Ethel Blondin-Andrew
Ethel Blondin-Andrew | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State (Northern Development) | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 5 February 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of State (Children and Youth) | |
| In office 12 December 2003 – 20 July 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Canada Parliament for Western Arctic | |
| In office 21 November 1988 – 23 January 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Nickerson |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Bevington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ethel Dorothy Blondin 25 March 1951 Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
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Ethel Dorothy Blondin-Andrew PC OC (born 25 March 1951) is a Canadian politician, educator, and public servant. She became the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the Parliament of Canada in 1988 when she became a member of Parliament for the district of Western Arctic in the Northwest Territories. She is also the first Indigenous woman to be a Canadian Cabinet Minister.