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| Name | Bridget Pastoor |
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Lethbridge, Alberta , Canada |
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April 13, 1940
(84 years)
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| Info | Bridget Brennan Pastoor was elected to her second term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Lethbridge-East on March 3, 2008. In addition to her duties as an MLA, Ms. Pastoor currently serves as a member of the following committees:
Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing
Standing Committee on Health (deputy chair)
Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services
Ms. Pastoor is also shadow minister for Municipal Affairs, Seniors and Community Supports, and International and Intergovernmental Relations.
During her first term she served as a member of the Membersrsquo; Services Committee, the Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing Committee and the Standing Committee on Government Services. She also participated as a Member of the three person MLA Task Force on Continuing Care Health Services and Accommodation Standards and authored an adjunct report, Blueprint for Action.
Ms. Pastoor began her career with Air Canada. After raising three children, she returned to school and graduated from Lethbridge Community College as a registered nurse and later obtained a certificate as a geriatric specialist from Grant MacEwan. Ms. Pastoor worked as an RN at the Edith Cavell care centre from 1990 to 2004.
She has been an active member of the community and political arena for many years:
Served as deputy returning officer for Elections Canada, Elections Alberta and the City of Lethbridge
Member, Canadian Pension Appeals Board 1993-1997
Alderwoman, Lethbridge city council, 1998-2004
Board member, Federation of Canadian Municipalities 1999-2002
Chair, Council/Corporate Review of the city of Lethbridge, 2001-2004
As a city alderwoman she was also a member of the Library Board, the Exhibition Board and the Municipal Planning Commission. Further, she was a member of the University of Lethbridge Senate from 1985 to 1991, the Alberta Student Finance Board and the Canada Pension Appeals Board tribunal.
Ms. Pastoor was awarded the government of Canada commemorative gold medal in 1993.
Born Bridget Antoinette Brennan in St. Boniface, Manitoba, she has 3 daughters-Florence, Shelagh and Bridget and two grandchildren, Kerstin and Skye.
Her interests include social justice and political history.
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