What is Marie-Claire Kirkland?
{{Infobox officeholder | name= Marie-Claire Kirkland | image=Claire Kirkland-Casgrain.png | caption=Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain in 1971 | cabinet= | birth_date={{birth date|1924|9|8}} | birth_place=[[Palmer (town), Massachusetts|Palmer]], [[Massachusetts]] | death_date={{death date and age|2016|3|24|1924|9|8}} | death_place= | party= [[Quebec Liberal Party|Liberal]] | residence= | office=[[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]] for [[Jacques-Cartier]] | term_start=1961 | term_end=1966 | predecessor= [[Charles-Aimé Kirkland]] | successor= [[Noël Saint-Germain]] | office2=[[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]] for [[Marguerite-Bourgeoys]] | term_start2=1966 | term_end2=1973 | predecessor2= first member | successor2= [[Fernand Lalonde]] | portfolio= | footnotes= | spouse=[[Philippe Casgrain]] (m. 1954, div), [[Wyndham Strover]] (m. 1989) | alma_mater = [[McGill University]] | profession = lawyer |}} '''Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain''' (September 8, 1924 – March 24, 2016) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[lawyer]], [[judge]] and [[politician]]. She was the first woman elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec]]. She was the first woman appointed a Cabinet minister in Quebec, the first woman appointed acting premier, and the first woman judge to serve in the Quebec Provincial Court. On March 24, 2016, she died at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cjad.com/cjad-news-quebec-beyond/2016/03/24/marieclaire-kirklandcasgrain-first-female-mna-dies-at-91 |title=Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain, first female MNA, dies at 91 |last1=Deschamps |first1=Richard |date=March 24, 2016 |publisher=[[CJAD]] |access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkland, Marie-Claire}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian judges]] [[Category:Politicians from Quebec]] [[Category:Politicians from Massachusetts]] {{bio-stub}} {{Canada-stub}}