Kathy Dunderdale:
Kathy Dunderdale is a Canadian politician. She currently represents the riding of Virginia Waters in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. She is a member of the Progressive Conservatives and serves as member of the provincial cabinet. Kathy Dunderdale currently holds the portfolios for Deputy Premier and the Minister of Natural Resources, Minister Responsible for the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women. [1]
Kathy Dunderdale grew up in the town of Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, and started her public service there being elected to town council to serve as a councillor, and eventually as deputy mayor of the town. During this time, she became the first woman to be elected President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities while also becoming the only woman to have been made an honorary member of that organization. [2]
She has served as a Director with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and as President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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