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Ethel Cochrane

Canadian politician

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Canadian politician

Field	Value
imagesize	150px
honorific-prefix	The Honourable
name	Ethel M. Cochrane
birth_date
birth_place	Port au Port Peninsula, Newfoundland
nationality	Newfoundlander until 31 March 1949
Canadian from 31 March 1949
party	Conservative (2004–present)
otherparty	Progressive Conservative
office	Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador
term_start	November 17, 1986
term_end	September 23, 2012
appointed	Brian Mulroney
predecessor	Eric Cook
successor	David Wells
spouse	Jim Cochrane
residence	Port Au Port, Newfoundland and Labrador
occupation	Canadian Senator
profession	Educator, School Administrator

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable Canadian from 31 March 1949

Ethel M. Cochrane (born September 23, 1937) is a former Canadian Senator having represented the province of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1986 until 2012.

A teacher by training, Cochrane worked as an educator in her native Newfoundland culminating in her period as a school principal. An advocate for education and literacy, she was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, in November 1986. She sat as a Progressive Conservative senator until February 2004 when she and most other PC Senators joined the new Conservative Party of Canada. Cochrane is the first female senator to represent Newfoundland and Labrador. She retired in 2012 when she reached the mandatory retirement age of 75. She is a past member of the Girl Guides of Canada.

Senator Cochrane now resides in Port Au Port East with her husband Jim.

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