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A. Anne McLellan, P.C. , LL.M. , LL.B. , B.A. (born August 31 , 1950 , in Hants County, Nova Scotia ) was the Deputy Prime Minister Of Canada under Paul Martin . After four close election victories from 1993 to 2004 (she was twice declared defeated by the national news, only to emerge victorious by the morning), she was defeated in the 2006 Canadian Federal Election by Conservative opponent Laurie Hawn , during an election in which the Liberals lost power. EARLY LIFE McLellan earned bachelor degrees in Arts and Law from Halifax 's Dalhousie University . She then earned a Master of Laws from King's College London in The UK . She became a professor of law, first at the University Of New Brunswick and then, beginning in 1980 , at the University Of Alberta where she served at various times as associate dean and Dean . She has also served on the board of directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association . POLITICAL CAREER Her first foray into politics was as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Edmonton Northwest in the 1993 General Election , when she won her seat by 12 votes. She is known as "Landslide Annie" for her frequent, narrow electoral victories. She quickly became a rising star in the Liberal Party, being one of two Liberals elected in Alberta , and was named to Cabinet as Minister Of Natural Resources . McLellan has the prenomial "the Honourable" and the postnomial "PC" for life by virture of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council For Canada on November 4, 1993. {Link without Title} She managed to get re-elected in the new riding of Edmonton West in 1997 and 2000 despite Liberal unpopularity in Alberta. She moved around the cabinet table, serving as Minister Of Justice from 1997 to 2002 and Minister Of Health from 2002 to 2003. As Justice Minister, she was responsible for implementing new anti-terror and security laws following the September 11, 2001 Attacks in the United States , and administered the implementation of the Canadian Gun Registry , a Liberal program criticized for its expense and inefficiency. PROMINENCE IN MARTIN CABINET On being sworn-in as Prime Minister on December 12 , 2003 , Paul Martin showed renewed confidence in McLellan and sent a message to the west about his plans to reduce Western Alienation by naming her his Deputy Prime Minister . McLellan was also named minister for the newly created Department Of Public Safety And Emergency Preparedness . During the 2004 Canadian Federal Election , she was re-elected by 721 votes, or just over 1% of the vote, defeating Laurie Hawn of the Conservative Party Of Canada in the riding of Edmonton Centre . However, in the 2006 Canadian Federal Election on 23 January 2006 , McLellan was defeated by Laurie Hawn, taking 38.36% to Hawn's 45.01% of the popular vote in Edmonton Centre.
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