Ndp alexa mcdonough biography of william

  • Alexa Ann McDonough OC ONS (née Shaw; August 11, – January 15, ) was a Canadian politician, who served as leader of the New Democratic Party from
  • Alexa McDonough, the first female leader of a mainstream Canadian political party who helped transform Nova Scotian and Canadian politics, passed away this.
  • She was born Alexa Ann Shaw in Ottawa on August 11, She became Alexa McDonough when she married the late Peter McDonough in Halifax in She began.

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    Alexa McDonough

    Canadian politician (–)

    Alexa McDonough

    OC ONS

    McDonough in

    In office
    October 14, &#;– January 25,
    Preceded byAudrey McLaughlin
    Succeeded byJack Layton
    In office
    June 2, &#;– October 14,
    Preceded byMary Clancy
    Succeeded byMegan Leslie
    In office
    November 16, &#;– November 19,
    Preceded byBuddy MacEachern
    Succeeded byJohn Holm
    In office
    May 25, &#;– October 20,
    Preceded byConstituency established
    Succeeded byEileen O'Connell
    ConstituencyHalifax Fairview
    In office
    October 6, &#;– May 25,
    Preceded byWalter Fitzgerald
    Succeeded byJay Abbass
    ConstituencyHalifax Chebucto
    Born

    Alexa Ann Shaw


    ()August 11,
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    DiedJanuary 15, () (aged&#;77)
    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Political partyNew Democratic (from )
    Other political
    affiliations    		Liberal (–)
    Spouse

    Peter McDonough

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    Alexa McDonough, the first female leader of a mainstream Canadian political party who helped transform Nova Scotian and Canadian politics, passed away this January after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Alexa grew up in Ottawa, ON. She became involved in social activism at a young age and carried that passion throughout her career; first as assistant to the director of Social Planning Department at the City of Halifax in , then as Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leader in , federal NDP leader in , Member of Parliament in , and more.

    “Alexa led, not only by blazing her own trail as a female politician, but also by her ongoing efforts to encourage others — women, people of colour, those without privilege — to take their own rightful place in politics and the world. She made room for them.” (Alexa McDonough, Obituary)

    Her family has asked that those wishing to honour Alexa’s memory do so by donating to a local charity of their choice or to the Alzheimer’s Society of No