Cathy McGregor

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| name = Cathy McGregor

| image = Cathy McGregor, 1996.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|6|8}}

| birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia

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| assembly = British Columbia Legislative

| constituency_AM = Kamloops

| term_start = May 28, 1996

| term_end = May 16, 2001

| predecessor = Arthur Charbonneau

| successor = Claude Richmond

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| profession = teacher

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Catherine McGregor (born June 8, 1955) is a Canadian educator and political figure in British Columbia.Always an activist: Cathy McGregor learned about politics in school and it's been an education ever since: [Final Edition]

Michele Young Daily News Staff Reporter. Kamloops Daily News [Kamloops, B.C] 10 May 2001: A1 / FRONT. She represented Kamloops in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001 as a British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

She was educated at the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University. McGregor taught elementary school for 19 years and also served as a teacher librarian. She served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs, as Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks and as Minister of Advanced Education, Training and Technology and Minister Responsible for Youth.{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/36thparl/McGregor.htm |title=Hon. Cathy McGregor

|publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |accessdate=2012-03-04}} In 1999 she announced a $2 million allocation for the B.C. provincial park system.{{Cite web|title=McGregor Announces $2 Million for B.C. Park Facility Reconstruction|url=https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/archive/pre2001/2000/april/nr117.asp|access-date=2020-10-13|website=archive.news.gov.bc.ca}} McGregor was defeated by Claude Richmond when she ran for reelection in 2001.{{cite web |url=http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs/354968/electhistvol2.pdf |title=Electoral History of British Columbia, Supplement, 1987–2001 |publisher=Elections BC |accessdate=2012-02-18}}[http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/now-former-mla-teaching-university-victoria/ Where Are They Now? Former MLA teaching at University of Victoria]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

She continues to be involved in education as the Associate Professor in the School of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies and Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Research at University of Victoria.{{Cite web|title=Dr. Catherine McGregor - University of Victoria|url=https://www.uvic.ca/education/psychology/people/faculty/mcgregorcatherine-.php|access-date=2020-10-13|website=UVic.ca|language=en}}