Brenda Mary Robertson (née Tubb, May 23, 1929 – September 23, 2020) was a Canadian politician who served as Senator. She was the first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and the first woman to become a cabinet minister in the province. Life Born in Sussex, New Brunswick, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the district of Albert in 1967 and was re-elected four times (1970, 1974, 1978, and 1982) representing the district of Riverview. In 1970, she was appointed Youth Minister. She was also Minister of Social Welfare, Minister of Social Services, Minister of Health, and Minister for Social Program Reform. She remained a Member until her appointment to the Senate on December 21, 1984 representing the senatorial division of Riverview, New Brunswick. She sat as a Progressive Conservative and a Conservative until her retirement on her 75th birthday in 2004. She died on September 23, 2020 at the age of 91. Honours In 2004, she was made a Member of the Order of New Brunswick in honour of "her tremendous work ethic and commitment to serve New Brunswickers and her country." In 2008, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of being a "trailblazer and role model for women in politics". She received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Mount St. Vincent University in 1973 and an honorary degree of Doctor of Social Science from University of Moncton in 1983. References Canadian senators from New Brunswick Women members of the Senate of Canada Conservative Party of Canada senators Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Members of the Order of Canada Members of the Order of New Brunswick Members of the United Church of Canada People from Kings County, New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators Women MLAs in New Brunswick 1929 births 2020 deaths 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians