Hedy Fry
Hedy Fry | |
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Fry in 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre | |
| Assumed office October 25, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Campbell |
| Chairwoman of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage | |
| Assumed office February 4, 2016 | |
| Minister | Mélanie Joly |
| Preceded by | Gord Brown |
| Chairwoman of the Standing Committee on Status of Women | |
| In office 5 February 2009 – 20 June 2011 | |
| Minister | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Yasmin Ratansi |
| Succeeded by | Niki Ashton |
| Minister of State (Multiculturalism and Status of Women) | |
| In office 25 January 1996 – 27 January 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chretien |
| Preceded by | Sheila Finestone |
| Succeeded by | Claudette Bradshaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1941 San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Pete Fry (son) |
| Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Profession | Physician |
Hedy Madeleine Fry, PC MP (born August 6, 1941) is a Canadian politician and physician, and is currently the longest-serving female Member of Parliament. A member of the Liberal Party, she has won eleven consecutive elections in the constituency of Vancouver Centre, starting with the 1993 election, when she defeated incumbent Prime Minister Kim Campbell.