Shirley Carr | |
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5th president of the Canadian Labour Congress | |
In office 1986–1992 | |
Preceded by | Dennis McDermott |
Succeeded by | Bob White |
4th secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Labour Congress | |
In office 1984–1986 | |
President | Dennis McDermott |
Preceded by | Donald Montgomery |
Succeeded by | Richard Mercier |
Personal details | |
Born | May 1929[1] Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
Died | June 24, 2010[2] Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | (aged 81)
Shirley Geraldine Edwina Carr OC OOnt (May 1929 – June 24, 2010) was a Canadian union leader who was the first woman president of Canada's largest labour organization, the Canadian Labour Congress.