▁University ▁of ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁G ret chen ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Victoria ▁city ▁council ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁then ▁elected ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁mayor ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁N DP ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁for ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Victoria - Be acon ▁Hill ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁B rew in ▁was ▁speaker ▁for ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁assembly ▁of ▁BC ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁From ▁February ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁cabinet , ▁serving ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Children ▁and ▁Famil ies . ▁ ▁She ▁and ▁John ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁She ▁lives ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁BC ▁and ▁has ▁ 7 ▁grand children , ▁ 3 ▁step ▁grand children , ▁ 2 ▁step ▁great - grand children ▁and ▁ 1 ▁great ▁grand - child . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Canadian ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Canadian ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century