# List of women appointed to the Canadian Senate

Women have served in the Canadian Senate since Senator Cairine Wilson was first appointed to the Senate by the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1930. Since then, women have represented every province and territory in the Senate.
Women won the right to be appointed to the Senate in 1929 due to the Famous Five Persons Case (Edwards v Canada (AG)).

## Appointed before 1993

| Senator | Province | Took office | Left office | Party | Appointed on the advice of | Note |
| Cairine Wilson | Ontario | February 20, 1930 | March 30, 1962 | Liberal | William Lyon Mackenzie King | First woman appointed senator |
| Iva Campbell Fallis | Ontario | July 20, 1935 | March 7, 1956 | Conservative | R. B. Bennett | |
| Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin | Quebec | May 19, 1953 | June 1, 1966 | Liberal | Louis St. Laurent | |
| Muriel McQueen Ferguson | New Brunswick | May 19, 1953 | May 23, 1975 | Liberal | Louis St. Laurent | |
| Nancy Hodges | British Columbia | November 5, 1953 | June 12, 1965 | Liberal | Louis St. Laurent | |
| Florence Elsie Inman | Prince Edward Island | July 28, 1955 | May 31, 1986 | Liberal | Louis St. Laurent | |
| Olive Lilian Irvine | Manitoba | January 14, 1960 | November 1, 1969 | Progressive Conservative | John Diefenbaker | |
| Josie Alice Quart | Quebec | November 16, 1960 | April 17, 1980 | Progressive Conservative | John Diefenbaker | |
| Mary Elizabeth Kinnear | Ontario | April 6, 1967 | April 3, 1973 | Liberal | Lester B. Pearson | |
| Thérèse Casgrain | Quebec | October 7, 1970 | July 10, 1971 | Non-affiliated | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Nancy Bell | British Columbia | October 7, 1970 | November 29, 1989 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Renaude Lapointe | Quebec | November 10, 1971 | January 3, 1987 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Margaret Norrie | Nova Scotia | April 27, 1972 | October 16, 1980 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Joan Neiman | Ontario | September 1, 1972 | September 9, 1995 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Florence Bird | Ontario | March 23, 1978 | January 15, 1983 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Margaret Jean Anderson | New Brunswick | March 23, 1978 | August 7, 1990 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Dalia Wood | Quebec | March 26, 1979 | January 31, 1999 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Yvette Boucher Rousseau | Quebec | March 27, 1979 | March 17, 1988 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Martha Bielish | Alberta | September 27, 1979 | September 26, 1990 | Progressive Conservative | Joe Clark | |
| Lorna Marsden | Ontario | January 24, 1984 | August 31, 1992 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | |
| Anne Cools | Ontario | January 13, 1984 | August 12, 2018 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | First black member, and longest serving member of the Senate |
| Joyce Fairbairn | Alberta | June 29, 1984 | January 18, 2013 | Liberal | Pierre Trudeau | First woman to serve as Leader of the Government of the Senate |
| Brenda Robertson | New Brunswick | December 21, 1984 | May 23, 2004 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Eileen Rossiter | Prince Edward Island | November 17, 1986 | July 14, 2004 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Mira Spivak | Manitoba | November 17, 1986 | July 12, 2009 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Ethel Cochrane | Newfoundland and Labrador | November 17, 1986 | September 23, 2012 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Solange Chaput-Rolland | Quebec | September 26, 1988 | May 14, 1994 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Nancy Teed | New Brunswick | August 30, 1990 | January 29, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Pat Carney | British Columbia | August 30, 1990 | January 31, 2008 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Mabel DeWare | New Brunswick | September 23, 1990 | August 9, 2001 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Janis Johnson | Manitoba | September 27, 1990 | September 27, 2016 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Thérèse Lavoie-Roux | Quebec | September 27, 1990 | March 12, 2001 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |

## Since 1993

| Senator | Province | Took office | Left office | Party | Appointed on the advice of | Note |
| Terry Stratton | Manitoba | March 25, 1993 | March 16, 2013 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Erminie Cohen | New Brunswick | June 4, 1993 | July 23, 2001 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Marjory LeBreton | Ontario | June 18, 1993 | July 4, 2015 | Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | |
| Lise Bacon | Quebec | September 15, 1994 | August 25, 2009 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Sharon Carstairs | Manitoba | September 15, 1994 | October 17, 2011 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Rose-Marie Losier-Cool | New Brunswick | March 21, 1995 | June 18, 2012 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Céline Hervieux-Payette | Quebec | March 21, 1995 | April 22, 2016 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Doris Margaret Anderson | Prince Edward Island | September 21, 1995 | July 5, 1997 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Lorna Milne | Ontario | September 21, 1995 | December 13, 2009 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Marie Poulin | Ontario | September 21, 1995 | April 17, 2015 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Shirley Maheu | Quebec | February 1, 1996 | February 1, 2006 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Jean Forest | Alberta | May 16, 1996 | August 28, 1998 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Eugene Whelan | Ontario | August 9, 1996 | July 11, 1999 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Lucie Pépin | Quebec | April 8, 1997 | September 7, 2011 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Peggy Butts | Nova Scotia | September 22, 1997 | August 15, 1999 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Marisa Ferretti Barth | Quebec | September 22, 1997 | April 28, 2006 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Catherine Callbeck | Prince Edward Island | September 22, 1997 | July 25, 2014 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Thelma Chalifoux | Alberta | August 15, 1999 | February 8, 2004 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Joan Cook | Newfoundland and Labrador | March 6, 1998 | October 6, 2009 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Marian Maloney | Ontario | June 11, 1998 | August 16, 1999 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Lois Miriam Wilson | Ontario | June 11, 1998 | April 8, 2002 | Non-affiliated | Jean Chrétien | |
| Vivienne Poy | Ontario | September 17, 1998 | September 17, 2012 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | First Senator of Asian ancestry |
| Joan Fraser | Quebec | September 17, 1998 | February 2, 2018 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Sheila Finestone | Quebec | August 11, 1999 | January 28, 2002 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Isobel Finnerty | Ontario | September 2, 1999 | July 15, 2005 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Ione Christensen | Yukon | September 2, 1999 | December 31, 2006 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Betty Kennedy | Ontario | June 20, 2000 | January 4, 2001 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Libbe Hubley | Prince Edward Island | March 8, 2001 | September 8, 2017 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Mobina Jaffer | British Columbia | June 13, 2001 | August 20, 2024 | Independent Senators Group | Jean Chrétien | First South Asian woman appointed to the Senate |
| Viola Léger | New Brunswick | June 13, 2001 | June 29, 2005 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Maria Chaput | Manitoba | December 12, 2002 | March 1, 2016 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Pana Merchant | Saskatchewan | December 12, 2002 | March 31, 2017 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Madeleine Plamondon | Quebec | September 9, 2003 | September 21, 2006 | Non-affiliated | Jean Chrétien | |
| Marilyn Trenholme Counsell | New Brunswick | September 9, 2003 | October 22, 2008 | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | |
| Terry Mercer | Nova Scotia | November 7, 2003 | May 6, 2022 | Progressive Senate Group | Jean Chrétien | |
| Sandra Lovelace Nicholas | New Brunswick | September 21, 2005 | January 31, 2023 | Progressive Senate Group | Paul Martin | |
| Nancy Ruth | Ontario | March 24, 2005 | January 6, 2017 | Progressive Conservative | Paul Martin | |
| Claudette Tardif | Alberta | March 24, 2005 | February 2, 2018 | Liberal | Paul Martin | |
| Lillian Dyck | Saskatchewan | March 24, 2005 | August 24, 2020 | Liberal | Paul Martin | |
| Elaine McCoy | Alberta | March 24, 2005 | December 29, 2020 | Progressive Conservative | Paul Martin | |
| Andrée Champagne | Quebec | August 2, 2005 | July 17, 2014 | Conservative | Paul Martin | |
| Nancy Greene Raine | British Columbia | January 2, 2009 | May 11, 2018 | Conservative | Stephen Harper | |
| Nicole Eaton | Ontario | January 2, 2009 | January 21, 2020 | Conservative | Stephen Harper | |
| Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis | Quebec | January 14, 2009 | June 30, 2015 | Conservative | Stephen Harper | |
| Linda Frum | Ontario | August 27, 2009 | August 27, 2021 | Conservative | Stephen Harper | |
| Carolyn Stewart Olsen | New Brunswick | August 27, 2009 | July 27, 2021 | Conservative | Stephen Harper | |
| Diane Griffin | Prince Edward Island | November 10, 2016 | March 18, 2022 | Canadian Senators Group | Justin Trudeau | |
| Patricia Bovey | Manitoba | November 10, 2016 | May 15, 2023 | Progressive Senate Group | Justin Trudeau | |
| Josée Forest-Niesing | Ontario | October 11, 2018 | November 20, 2021 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau | |

## Current

Forty-eight women are currently (July 6, 2023) serving in the Senate.
| Senator | Province | Took office | Mandatory retirement date | Party | Appointed on the advice of |
| Jane Cordy | Nova Scotia | June 9, 2000 | July 2, 2025 | Progressive Senate Group | Jean Chrétien |
| Pierrette Ringuette | New Brunswick | December 12, 2002 | December 31, 2030 | Independent Senators Group | Jean Chrétien |
| Pamela Wallin | Saskatchewan | January 2, 2009 | January 2, 2009 | Canadian Senators Group | Stephen Harper |
| Yonah Martin | British Columbia | January 2, 2009 | April 11, 2040 | Conservative | Stephen Harper |
| Judith Seidman | Quebec | August 27, 2009 | September 1, 2025 | Conservative | Stephen Harper |
| Elizabeth Marshall | Newfoundland and Labrador | January 29, 2010 | September 7, 2026 | Conservative | Stephen Harper |
| Rose-May Poirier | New Brunswick | February 28, 2010 | March 2, 2029 | Conservative | Stephen Harper |
| Salma Ataullahjan | Ontario | July 9, 2010 | April 29, 2027 | Conservative | Stephen Harper |
| Josée Verner | Quebec | June 13, 2011 | December 30, 2034 | Canadian Senators Group | Stephen Harper |
| Denise Batters | Saskatchewan | January 25, 2013 | June 18, 2045 | Conservative | Stephen Harper |
| Diane Bellemare | Quebec | September 6, 2012 | October 13, 2024 | Progressive Senate Group | Stephen Harper |
| Ratna Omidvar | Ontario | April 1, 2016 | November 5, 2024 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Frances Lankin | Ontario | April 1, 2016 | April 16, 2029 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Chantal Petitclerc | Quebec | April 1, 2016 | December 15, 2044 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Nancy Hartling | New Brunswick | November 10, 2016 | February 1, 2025 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Marilou McPhedran | Manitoba | November 10, 2016 | July 22, 2026 | Non-affiliated | Justin Trudeau |
| Wanda Thomas Bernard | Nova Scotia | November 10, 2016 | August 1, 2028 | Progressive Senate Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Kim Pate | Ontario | November 10, 2016 | November 10, 2034 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| René Cormier | New Brunswick | November 10, 2016 | April 27, 2031 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Gwen Boniface | Ontario | November 10, 2016 | August 5, 2030 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Lucie Moncion | Ontario | November 10, 2016 | October 25, 2033 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Renée Dupuis | Quebec | November 10, 2016 | April 8, 2035 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Marie-Françoise Mégie | Quebec | November 25, 2016 | September 21, 2025 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Rosa Galvez | Quebec | December 6, 2016 | June 21, 2036 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Mary Jane McCallum | Manitoba | December 4, 2017 | May 1, 2027 | Non-affiliated | Justin Trudeau |
| Mary Coyle | Nova Scotia | December 4, 2017 | November 5, 2029 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Yvonne Boyer | Ontario | March 15, 2018 | October 25, 2028 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Donna Dasko | Ontario | June 6, 2018 | August 19, 2026 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Julie Miville-Dechêne | Quebec | June 20, 2018 | July 10, 2034 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Bev Busson | British Columbia | September 24, 2018 | August 23, 2026 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Paula Simons | Alberta | October 3, 2018 | September 7, 2039 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Patti LaBoucane-Benson | Alberta | October 3, 2018 | February 20, 2044 | Non-affiliated | Justin Trudeau |
| Rosemary Moodie | Ontario | December 12, 2018 | November 24, 2031 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Pat Duncan | Yukon | December 12, 2018 | April 8, 2035 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Margaret Dawn Anderson | Northwest Territories | December 12, 2018 | April 14, 2042 | Progressive Senate Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Bernadette Clement | Ontario | June 22, 2021 | May 17, 2040 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Karen Sorensen | Alberta | July 29, 2021 | May 20, 2034 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Amina Gerba | Quebec | July 29, 2021 | March 14, 2036 | Progressive Senate Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Michèle Audette | Quebec | July 29, 2021 | July 20, 2046 | Non-affiliated | Justin Trudeau |
| Gigi Osler | Manitoba | September 26, 2022 | September 9, 2043 | Canadian Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Margo Lainne Greenwood | British Columbia | November 10, 2022 | September 2, 2028 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Sharon Burey | Ontario | November 21, 2022 | December 4, 2032 | Canadian Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Rebecca Patterson | Ontario | November 21, 2022 | June 15, 2040 | Canadian Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Jane MacAdam | Prince Edward Island | May 3, 2023 | March 1, 2032 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Iris Petten | Newfoundland and Labrador | May 3, 2023 | February 5, 2034 | Independent Senators Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Judy White | Newfoundland and Labrador | July 6, 2023 | January 11, 2039 | Progressive Senate Group | Justin Trudeau |
| Joan Kingston | New Brunswick | October 31, 2023 | January 8, 2030 | Non-affiliated | Justin Trudeau |
| Krista Ann Ross | New Brunswick | October 31, 2023 | September 30, 2042 | Non-affiliated | Justin Trudeau |
| Marnie McBean | Ontario | December 20, 2023 | January 28, 2043 | Non-affiliated | Justin Trudeau |
| Paulette Senior | Ontario | December 20, 2023 | December 4, 2036 | Non-affiliated | Justin Trudeau |

## See qlso

List of women elected to Canadian Parliament