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Brenda Murphy
Canadian activist and politician (born c. 1958)
Brenda Murphy ONB (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian activist and politician, who is the 32nd lieutenant governor of New Brunswick, since September 8, 2019.[3]
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Murphy in 2020 | |
| 32nd Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
| Assumed office September 8, 2019 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Governors General | Julie Payette Mary Simon |
| Premier | Blaine Higgs |
| Preceded by | Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 or 1959 (age 64–65)[1] |
| Domestic partner | Linda Boyle[2] |
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Murphy is the first openly LGBTQ person to hold any viceregal office in Canadian history.
She formerly served as a municipal councillor in Grand Bay–Westfield and served as the executive director of the Saint John Women's Empowerment Network in Saint John, best known for her advocacy on poverty and domestic violence issues.[4] She served on a federal advisory council on poverty, and on New Brunswick's advisory council on the status of women.[2]
Lieutenant-governor
Since September 8, 2019, she has served as lieutenant governor of New Brunswick. She is both the province's first openly LGBTQ lieutenant governor and the first openly LGBTQ person to hold any viceregal office in Canada.[1]
In April 2022, the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick ruled that her appointment as lieutenant governor violated the bilingual status of the province under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, since Murphy is unilingual English-speaking.[5]
Murphy is an out lesbian and lives in Grand Bay–Westfield. Her partner Linda Boyle has accompanied her on official engagements, including a visit to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in November 2022.[6]
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- Bobbi-Jean Mackinnon, "Brenda Murphy 'humbled' to be appointed New Brunswick's new lieutenant-governor". CBC News New Brunswick, September 5, 2019.
- "Women's advocate Brenda Murphy named new lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick". CTV News Atlantic. Canadian Press. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- Alexander Quon, "Brenda Murphy officially sworn in as lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick". Global News, September 9, 2019.
- Poitras, Jacques (14 April 2022). "Appointment of unilingual N.B. lieutenant-governor violated charter, judge rules". CBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- The Royal Family, Court Circular, 30 November 2022
- "Brenda Louise Murphy". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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