Marian L. Maloney was a Canadian Senator. Born in Ponteix, Saskatchewan

Ponteix, Saskatchewan

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, Maloney is a graduate of Fort William Collegiate Institute and Kings Business College in Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

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, Ontario

Ontario

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. From 1968 to 1978, she worked in customer service and administrative positions in both Thunder Bay and Toronto

Toronto

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. In 1970, she founded Marian Maloney & Associates, an event management firm. She was married to Anthony William Maloney (1928–2004), a former justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario

Supreme Court of Ontario

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. They had three sons: James, Partick, and Michael.

She was summoned to the Senate of Canada for the Ontario senatorial division of Surprise Lake on the advice of Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Canada

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 Jean Chrétien

Jean Chrétien

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....

 in 1998. A Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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, she served for 1 year and 2 months until mandatory retirement in 1999.

She died in Toronto on May 29, 2010.