Jean Augustine was born on September 9,1937 and is a Grenada-born Canadian politician.
10 Facts About Jean Augustine
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Jean Augustine served as the Minister of State for Multiculturalism and the Status of Women in the Cabinet of Canada from 2002 to 2004 and was the Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Jean Chretien from 1994 to 1996.
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Jean Augustine was actively involved in Toronto's Caribbean community, sitting on the first committee to organize the Caribana Festival in 1967.
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Jean Augustine was named national president of the Congress of Black Women of Canada in 1987.
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Jean Augustine was born in St George's, Grenada in 1937.
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In 1993, Jean Augustine made history as the first African-Canadian woman to be elected to Canada's House of Commons as the Member of Parliament from the Greater Toronto Area constituency of Etobicoke-Lakeshore.
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Jean Augustine served with distinction winning four consecutive elections until she decided to move on to new challenges in 2006.
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In 2007, Jean Augustine was nominated by the Government of Ontario to become the first Fairness Commissioner, a position created to advocate for Canadians with foreign professional credentials.
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Jean Augustine retired from the position of Fairness Commissioner in March 2015.
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In 2007, Jean Augustine donated her personal records to the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections at York University.