How to Pronounce Flora MacDonald (politician)
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Jun 03, 1926 North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada Died on 26 Jul 2015 (aged 89)
Canadian politician
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About Flora Macdonald Politician
- Flora Isabel MacDonald, (June 3, 1926 – July 26, 2015) was a Canadian politician and humanitarian.
- Canada's first female foreign minister, she was also one of the first women to vie for leadership of a major Canadian political party, the Progressive Conservatives.
- She became a close ally of Prime Minister Joe Clark, serving in his cabinet from 1979 to 1980, as well as in the cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney from 1984 to 1988.
- In her later life, she was known for her humanitarian work abroad.
- The City of Ottawa recognised MacDonald on July 11, 2018 by naming a new bicycle and footbridge (opening 2019) over the Rideau Canal the Passerelle Flora Footbridge.
