Elaine McCoy, QC (born March 7, 1946) in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada is a Canadian senator from Alberta.
Senator McCoy is an alumna of the University of Alberta, and holds an LLB (1969) and Bachelor of Arts in English (1968). She is married to Miles Patterson, QC. Prior to entering provincial politics, McCoy pursued a career in law as senior legal counsel for the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and as counsel for TransAlta Utilities Corporation....
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Elaine McCoy, QC (born March 7, 1946) in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada is a Canadian senator from Alberta.
Senator McCoy is an alumna of the University of Alberta, and holds an LLB (1969) and Bachelor of Arts in English (1968). She is married to Miles Patterson, QC. Prior to entering provincial politics, McCoy pursued a career in law as senior legal counsel for the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and as counsel for TransAlta Utilities Corporation.
From 1986 to 1993, McCoy was the Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA for Calgary West in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
In 1986, she was named to Cabinet as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Minister responsible for Women’s Issues by Premier Don Getty. In 1989, McCoy was appointed as Alberta’s Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for Human Rights, in which portfolio she was responsible for Alberta’s personnel administration office.
At the 1992 Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta Leadership convention, McCoy...
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