General of Canada: Jeanne Sauvé, (1984–1990) First female premiers Rita Johnston, British Columbia, 1991 (Social Credit) Nellie Cournoyea, Northwest Territories, 1991–1995, (Consensus government) Catherine Callbeck, Prince Edward Island, 1993–1996, (first elected female Premier) (Liberal) Pat Duncan, Yukon, 2000–2002, (Liberal) Eva Aariak, Nunavut, 2008–2013, (Consensus government) Kathy Dunderdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2010–2014, (Progressive Conservative) Alison Redford, Alberta, 2011–2014, (Progressive Conservative) Pauline Marois, Quebec, 2012–2014, (Parti Québécois) Kathleen Wynne, Ontario, 2013–2018, (Liberal) Heather Stefanson, Manitoba, 2021–present, (Progressive Conservative) (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan have not yet had a female premier.) First female deputy premier in: British Columbia: Grace McCarthy First female MLAs elected in British Columbia: Mary Ellen Smith, Liberal MLA 1918–1928, elected to replace her late husband First female MLA elected in Alberta: Louise McKinney, she was also the first woman elected anywhere in the British Empire, 1917–1921 Alberta Legislature for the Non Partisan League, a left-wing Prohibitionist socialist party. First female MLA elected in Saskatchewan: Sarah Ramsland, Saskatchewan Liberal, Pelly 1919 by-election, 1925. Replaced her husband Max who won the seat in 1917 general election after his death. Was re-elected in 1921 and defeated in 1925. First female MLA elected in Manitoba: Edith McTavish Rogers, Manitoba Liberal MLA 1920–1932 First female MPPs elected in Ontario: Agnes Macphail and Rae Luckock, CCF (the forerunner to the New Democratic Party MPPs for York East 1943–1945, 1948–1951 and for Bracondale 1943–1945 respectively First female MNA elected in Quebec: Marie-Claire Kirkland, elected in 1961. Also first woman appointed a cabinet minister in Quebec, the first woman appointed acting premier, and the first woman judge to serve in the Quebec Provincial Court. First female MLA elected in New Brunswick: Brenda Robertson, New Brunswick Progressive Conservative MLA, 1967–1984 First female candidate in Prince Edward Island: Hilda Ramsay, Prince Edward Island CCF candidate in 1951 First female MLA elected in Prince Edward Island: Jean Canfield, Prince Edward Island Liberal MLA 1970–1979 First female MHA elected in Newfoundland and Labrador (pre-Confederation): Helena Squires, MHA 1930–1932 First female MLA elected in Nova Scotia: Gladys Porter, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative MLA 1960–1967 First female MLA elected in Yukon: G. Jean Gordon, non-affiliated, MLA 1967–1970 First female MLA elected in Northwest Territories: Lena Pedersen (Pederson) in 1970 to 1975 First female MLA elected in Nunavut: Manitok Thompson, Independent, 1999–2003 (Nunavut was created from the Northwest Territories in 1999, so Thompson served in its first legislature.) First female elected in a