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Ellen Louks Fairclough, PC CC OOnt (January 28, 1905 – November 13, 2004) was a Canadian politician. A member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1950 to 1963, she was the first woman ever to serve in the Canadian Cabinet.

Fairclough first ran for federal office as a Progressive Conservative in the 1949 federal election, in which she was defeated by incumbent Liberal MP Colin Gibson in Hamilton West.[1] When Gibson was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario the following year, however, Fairclough ran in and won the resulting by-election.

As a Member of Parliament, she advocated women's rights including equal pay for equal work.

When the PC Party took power as a result of the 1957 federal election, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker appointed her to the position of Secretary of State for Canada. In 1958, she became Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and from 1962 until her defeat in 1963, she was Postmaster General. As Immigration Minister in 1962, Fairclough introduced new regulations that mostly eliminated racial discrimination in immigration policy. She also introduced a more liberal policy on refugees, and increased the number of immigrants allowed into Canada.

Fairclough was also Acting Prime Minister of Canada from February 19 to February 20, 1958; she was the first woman ever given the duty.

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Free tickets must be obtained to visit the bust of the Honourable Ellen Loucks Fairclough. Bust is in the Senate Foyer.

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Individuals and groups with fewer than 10 people can get same-day tickets as of 9 a.m. daily. Tickets are distributed at 90 Wellington Street, across from Parliament Hill.

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