Prime Minister Announces
Lieutenant-Governor  Appointment

April 28, 2000
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment of Myra Freeman as the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.

Biographical information is attached.

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Myra A. Freeman

Myra Freeman is an educator with a distinguished record of community involvement and service in Nova Scotia. She is the first woman to be appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.

Mrs. Freeman earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from Dalhousie University. In 1971, she commenced a career in teaching with the Halifax District School Board, now the Halifax Regional School Board.

Mrs. Freeman has been appointed to numerous boards and foundations, including: the Nova Scotia Talent Trust Fund, the Nova Scotia Division of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, the Atlantic Theatre Festival Foundation, Grace Maternity Hospital Foundation, the Citizens Advisory Committee to Maritime Broadcasting System Limited, and Canadian Health Care Consulting Services Limited.

Mrs. Freeman has also given generously of her time to numerous voluntary organizations including: The Kidney Foundation of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Jewish Congress and the CRB Gift of Israel Program. In 1990, she was Festival Chair for the World Figure Skating Championships which were held in Halifax. And in 1995, she was Manager of the Spousal Program for the Halifax G-7 Summit.

Mrs. Freeman and her husband, Larry, have three children: Daniel, Jonathan and Debra.