Black Canadian | Type of record Elected candidate Known but unelected candidate ✓ Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 0%
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| Birth | 9 December 1943 → 80 years + 4 months ago |
| Lived | 69 years + 1 month |
| Only run | 6 September 1988 → 35 years + 7 months ago ↳ at age 44 years + 8 months |
| Death | 26 January 2013 → 11 years + 3 months ago |
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Daurene Elaine Lewis (1943–2013) © Photo  MSVU — Fair trade |
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| In 1984, Lewis became the first Black woman in Canada to become mayor. Running as a Liberal for Annapolis West in the 1988 Nova Scotia general election, she came in second against the Progressive Conservative incumbent, Greg Kerr. |
| Pre-Conf. | ✗ |
| Canadian Senate | ✗ |
| Legis. Council | ✗ |
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| Deputy Minister | ✗ |
| Auto. Region | ✗ |
| Mayor/Reeve | Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1984–1988) |
| Mun./Co. Council | Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1979–1984) |
| School Board | ✗ |
| Blank/Vide | ✗ |
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| Retrieved on | ||
| EN | Non-standard link Mount Saint Vincent University, 150 People Profile: Daurene Lewis, CM – Honorary degree recipient, former ED of the CWB, and trailblazer |
23 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia Daurene Lewis |
23 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia Daurene Lewis |
23 Apr 2024 |
