Grace McCarthy
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Doctor Grace McCarthy OC OBC |
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| Leader of the British Columbia Social Credit Party | |
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In office November 6, 1993 – May 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Weisgerber |
| Succeeded by | Lyall Hanson |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Little Mountain |
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In office December 11, 1975 – October 17, 1991 Serving with Evan Maurice Wolfe (1975-1983) Doug Mowat (1983-1991) |
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| Preceded by |
Phyllis Young Roy Cummings |
| Succeeded by | Tom Perry |
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In office September 12, 1966 – August 30, 1972 Serving with Leslie Peterson |
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| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by |
Phyllis Young Roy Cummings |
| Personal details | |
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October 14, 1927 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Spouse(s) | Ray |
| Occupation | Florist |
Grace Mary McCarthy, OC, OBC (born October 14, 1927) is a former Canadian politician and florist in British Columbia. Nicknamed Amazing Grace by members of her longtime political party, the Social Credit Party of B.C, she was largely responsible for rebuilding the party after its defeat in the 1972 provincial election.
In the 1960s Grace was a popular elected member of the City of Vancouver Parks Board. She was actively recruited to run for a seat in the Provincial Legislature by then Premier of the Province W.A.C. Bennett. In an attempt to improve his hold on power Bennett promised that any woman elected to the legislature while he was in power would become a member of his Cabinet. In 1966 Grace successfully campaigned and was elected along with Les Peterson to co-represent the dual member riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain. Bennett made McCarthy a Cabinet Minister without portfolio, as well as Pat Jordan and Isabel Dawson.
McCarthy was later a senior cabinet minister, serving in a variety of portfolios, in the governments of Social Credit Premier W.R. Bennett from 1975 to 1986 and of Social Credit Premier Bill Vander Zalm from 1986 until her resignation from cabinet in 1988.
In 1968, McCarthy successfully lobbied both the Canadian federal and British Columbian provincial governments to broaden home ownership credit legislation to include single, divorced and widowed women without the need for a male guarantor.
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