Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
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The Honourable Marilyn Trenholme Counsell MD, OC, ONB |
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| 28th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
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In office April 18, 1997 – August 26, 2003 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Roméo LeBlanc Adrienne Clarkson |
| Premier |
Frank McKenna Ray Frenette Camille Thériault Bernard Lord |
| Preceded by | Margaret McCain |
| Succeeded by | Herménégilde Chiasson |
| MLA for Tantramar | |
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In office October 13, 1987 – April 18, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Arthur Hall |
| Succeeded by | Peter Mesheau |
| Senator for New Brunswick | |
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In office September 9, 2003 – October 22, 2008 |
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| Nominated by | Jean Chrétien |
| Personal details | |
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Marilyn Trenholme October 22, 1933 Baie Verte, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Kenneth Walter Counsell (m. 1972) |
| Children | Giles Baxter Counsell, Lorna Joy Counsell |
| Residence | Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Physician, nutritionist |
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, ONB (born October 22, 1933) is a Canadian lecturer, doctor and politician. Counsell was a Canadian Senator and Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1997 to 2003.
She was born in Baie Verte, New Brunswick, the daughter of Harry Frederick and Mildred (née Baxter) Trenholme. She married Kenneth Walter Counsell in 1972; they had two children, Giles Baxter Counsell and Lorna Joy Counsell. Kenneth Counsell died in 1981.
She has a BSc from Mount Allison University, MA in nutrition from University of Toronto and a MD from the University of Toronto. She worked first as a nutritionist for the Governments of New Brunswick and Ontario, and following her MD as a family physician at the Toronto General Hospital, and in Sackville and Port Elgin, New Brunswick.
She was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Tantramar in the 1987 General Election, reelected in 1991 and 1995. During this time, from 1994 to 1997, she also served in the cabinet as Minister of State for the Family and Minister of State for Family and Community Services.
She served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1997-2003. During her tenure, she reopened Old Government House, as "The People's House", and focused on early childhood literacy.
She was appointed to the Senate in 2003 by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, and sat as a member of the Liberal caucus. As a Senator, she was an advocate for literacy, health and early childhood development. She reached the mandatory retirement age on October 22, 2008.
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