she calls the 1993 Prince Edward Island general election soon afterward, becoming the first woman in Canada to win a premiership in a general election. Sheila Copps becomes Canada's first female Deputy Prime Minister. 1994 – Delia Opekokew becomes the first woman to run for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations. 2000 – Beverley McLachlin becomes Canada's first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Deborah Grey becomes Canada's first female Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. 2007 – Céline Hervieux-Payette becomes the first woman to serve as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. 2020 – Chrystia Freeland becomes Canada's first female Minister of Finance. Provincial/regional Ontario Candidate for any electoral office – Margaret Haile – 1902 Federal Member of Parliament – Agnes Macphail – 1921 Member of Provincial Parliament – Agnes Macphail and Rae Luckock – 1943 Band councilor for a First Nation – Marion Anderson (Big Trout Lake), 1950 Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Pauline McGibbon – 1974 Deputy Premier – Bette Stephenson – 1985 Leader of a political party – Elizabeth Rowley – 1990 Mayor of Toronto – June Rowlands – 1991–1994 Leader of a political party with representation in the legislature – Lyn McLeod – 1992 Leader of the Opposition – Lyn McLeod – 1992 Trans woman candidate – Christin Milloy – 2011 Premier of Ontario - Kathleen Wynne - 2013 Manitoba Member of the Legislative Assembly – Edith Rogers – 1920 Senator - Olive Irvine - 1960 Federal Member of Parliament – Margaret Konantz (Rogers' daughter) – 1963 Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Pearl McGonigal – 1981 Leader of a political party – Sharon Carstairs – 1984 Leader of the Opposition – Sharon Carstairs – 1988 Mayor of Winnipeg – Susan Thompson – 1992–1998 Premier of Manitoba - Heather Stefanson – 2021 Saskatchewan Member of the Legislative Assembly – Sarah Ramsland – 1919 Federal Member of Parliament – Dorise Nielsen – 1940 Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Sylvia Fedoruk – 1988 Leader of a political party – Lynda Haverstock – 1989 Leader of the Opposition – Lynda Haverstock – 1995 Senator - Raynell Andreychuk - 1993 Leader of the Opposition - Nicole Sarauer - 2017-2018 Leader of a political party - Nicole Sarauer - 2017-2018 New Brunswick Senator - Muriel Fergusson - 1953 Federal Member of Parliament – Margaret Rideout – 1964 Member of the Legislative Assembly – Brenda