Lynda Haverstock

Lynda Haverstock (2005)

Lynda Maureen Haverstock , CM , SOM (born September 16, 1948 in Swift Current , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian politician . From 1989 to 1995 she was chairwoman of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party , from 2000 to 2006 Vice Governor of the Saskatchewan Province.

biography

Due to an early pregnancy, Haverstock dropped out of high school in tenth grade but continued her education several years later. She studied education and received a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Saskatchewan . Haverstock opened a practice in psychology and was a lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of New Brunswick . She also published publications on the subject of stressful situations on farms.

In 1989 Haverstock became the chairman of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party, which was not represented in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly at the time . Although the Liberals more than doubled their share of the vote in 1991, only they managed to win a seat in parliament. She was re-elected in the 1995 elections and the Liberals were able to increase their number of seats to 11. Despite this success, Haverstock had to hand over the party chairmanship to Ron Osika in the same year , as numerous party members accused her of being too moderate. She then left the party and remained as an independent in the provincial parliament until 1999.

Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn swore in Haverstock as Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan on February 21, 2000. She held this representative office until August 1, 2006. Since November 2007 she has been a member of the board of directors of the telecommunications group Shaw Communications .

Web links

• Biography in the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
• Lynda M. Haverstock ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .