Mary Jane McCallum

The Honourable
Mary Jane McCallum
The Honourable Mary Jane McCallum
	Mary Jane McCallum in 2023
8th Chancellor of Brandon University
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 1, 2021
President	David Docherty
Preceded by	Michael Decter
Senator from Manitoba
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 4, 2017
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Julie Payette
Preceded by	Janis Johnson
Personal details
Born	May 1, 1952 (age 71)
Political party	Non-affiliated
Other political; affiliations	Independent Senators Group (2018-2022)
Profession	Dentist

Mary Jane McCallum (born 1952) is a Canadian Senator representing Manitoba.

Early life and education[edit]

McCallum was born on May 1, 1952.^{[citation needed]} She attended a residential school from the age of five.^[1] She received a Dental Nursing Diploma from the Wascana Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1977 and a dental therapy diploma at the School of Dental Therapy in 1979. She earned a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Manitoba in 1990.^[2]

Career[edit]

A dentist by profession, and a Cree woman, she has spent much of her career working to provide dental and medical services to northern and Indigenous communities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.^[2]

She was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 4, 2017.^[3]^[4]

On May 6, 2021 she was named Chancellor of Brandon University. She is the first Indigenous woman to hold the post.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Cousins, Ben (June 1, 2021). "'Our hearts are broken': Sen. McCallum delivers gut-wrenching speech on residential schools". CTV News. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Mary Jane McCallum". pm.gc.ca. PMO. December 4, 2017.
^ "Prime Minister announces the appointment of two new Senators". pm.gc.ca (Press release). PMO. December 4, 2017.
^ "Trudeau appoints Mary Coyle, Mary Jane McCallum to Senate". Global News. December 4, 2017.
^ "Sen. Mary Jane McCallum becomes 1st Indigenous woman chancellor of Brandon University". CBC News. May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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[1] Cousins, Ben (June 1, 2021). "'Our hearts are broken': Sen. McCallum delivers gut-wrenching speech on residential schools". CTV News. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[bio-2] "Mary Jane McCallum". pm.gc.ca. PMO. December 4, 2017.

[pmo-3] "Prime Minister announces the appointment of two new Senators". pm.gc.ca (Press release). PMO. December 4, 2017.

[global-4] "Trudeau appoints Mary Coyle, Mary Jane McCallum to Senate". Global News. December 4, 2017.

[5] "Sen. Mary Jane McCallum becomes 1st Indigenous woman chancellor of Brandon University". CBC News. May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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