In 1979 Audrey McLaughlin headed to the Yukon looking for adventure. In 1987 she became the first New Democrat to represent the Yukon in the House of Commons, and when she was elected leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada in 1989, she became the first woman leader of a Canadian federal political party.
Audrey McLaughlin has had a varied career as a mink rancher, author, business consultant, researcher, social worker, teacher, as well as a politician.
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