Mary Clancy


Mary Catherine Clancy is a Canadian former politician and lawyer. She was the Member of Parliament representing Halifax from 1988 to 1997.

Biography

Political career

Clancy won the Halifax electoral district for the Liberal Party in the 1988 and 1993 federal elections. After serving in the 34th and 35th Canadian Parliaments, Clancy was defeated in the 1997 federal election by New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough.

Consul General to Boston

Subsequently, in 1997, she was appointed Canadian Consul General to Boston.

President of Burlington College

From 2002 to 2003, Clancy was President of Burlington College in Burlington, Vermont. Her resignation after less than a year was attributed to her not having raised sufficient money for the college.

In popular culture

The 1997 federal election competition between Clancy and McDonough is the subject of the 1999 National Film Board documentary Why Women Run.