Marion Reid

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Marion Loretta Reid
24th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
August 16, 1990 – August 30, 1995
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor GeneralRay Hnatyshyn
Roméo LeBlanc
PremierJoe Ghiz
Catherine Callbeck
Preceded byLloyd MacPhail
Succeeded byGilbert Clements
MLA (Assemblyman) for 1st Queens
In office
April 23, 1979 – May 29, 1989
Preceded byJean Canfield
Succeeded byMarion Murphy
Personal details
Born (1929-01-02) January 2, 1929 (age 89)
North Rustico, Prince Edward Island
NationalityCanadian
Political partyPrince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party
Spouse(s)Lea P. Reid
ChildrenMaureen, Colleen, Kevin, Bethany, Marylea, David, Andrew, and Tracy
ResidenceNorth Rustico, Prince Edward Island
Alma materPrince of Wales College
OccupationTeacher
ProfessionPolitician

Marion Loretta Reid, CM OPEI (born January 4, 1929) is a former Canadian politician, the first female Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, and the 24th as well as first female, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island

Born in North Rustico, Prince Edward Island, the daughter of Michael Doyle and Loretta Whelan, she was first elected in 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the district of 1st Queens. She was re-elected in 1982 and 1986. She was Deputy Speaker, Speaker and Opposition House Leader. She was Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1990 to 1995.

In 1994, the PEI Council of the Girl Guides of Canada created an award in her name in recognition of her contributions.[1] In 1996, she was awarded the Order of Prince Edward Island and was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

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  1. ^ "Collections Canada".
  2. ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume II), Ottawa, 1992