Marlene Catterall

{{infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix =

| name = Marlene Catterall

| honorific_suffix =

| riding1 = Ottawa West—Nepean

| parliament1 = Canadian

| term_start1 = 1997

| term_end1 = 2006

| predecessor1 = Riding created

| successor1 = John Baird

| riding2 = Ottawa West

| parliament2 = Canadian

| term_start2 = 1988

| term_end2 = 1997

| predecessor2 = David Daubney

| successor2 = Riding abolished

| office3 = Ottawa City Councillor for Britannia Ward

| term_start3 = 1976

| term_end3 = 1985

| predecessor3 = Sandy Boyce

| successor3 = Ruth Wildgen

| birth_name = Marlene Anne Petzold

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|03|01}}

| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|08|12|1939|03|01}}

| death_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = Teacher

| party = Liberal

| spouse = Ronald John Catterall (m. 1962){{cite news|title=Catterall-Petzold Vows Solemnized|date=July 17, 1962|page=18|newspaper=Ottawa Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal-marriage-of-pet-gold/162389365//|access-date=January 6, 2025}}

| children = 3

}}

Marlene Anne Catterall ({{née}} Petzold; March 1, 1939 – August 12, 2024) was a Canadian politician. Catterall was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada. She represented the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean from 1997 to 2006 and as well as the riding of Ottawa West from 1988 to 1997.

Early life and municipal career

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Catterall was a secondary school teacher.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/marlene-catterall-remembered-1.7294129 |title=Marlene Catterall remembered as accomplished politician, trailblazer for women |orig-date=August 14, 2024 |date=August 15, 2024 |last=Tunney |first=Joseph |work=CBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817161045/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/marlene-catterall-remembered-1.7294129 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |access-date=August 17, 2024}} She was educated at Carleton University. She served as an alderman on Ottawa City Council from 1976 to 1985. She also ran for mayor of Ottawa in 1985 but lost to Jim Durrell by over 20,000 votes.

Parliamentary career

Catterall was a deputy government whip and chief government whip. She also was a parliamentary secretary to the President of the Treasury Board.

Catterall announced that she would not be a candidate in the 2006 federal election. Following her retirement, the riding changed from Liberal to Conservative by a margin of around 5,000 votes.

Death

Catterall died in Ottawa on August 12, 2024, at the age of 85.{{cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/marlene-anne-nee-petzold-catterall-1090655253 |title=Marlene Anne (née Petzold) Catterall |date=August 17, 2024 |work=Ottawa Citizen |via=Remembering.ca |access-date=August 17, 2024}}

References

External links

{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=999}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060215194225/http://www.howdtheyvote.ca/member.php?id=60 "How'd They Vote?":Marlene Catterall's voting history and quotes]

{{succession box|title=City councillors from Britannia Ward|

before=Sandy Boyce|

after=Ruth Wildgen|

years=1976–1985}}

{{succession box|title=Member of Parliament from Ottawa West|

before=David Daubney, Progressive Conservative|

after=Riding abolished|

years=1988–1997}}

{{succession box|title=Member of Parliament from Ottawa West—Nepean|

before=Riding created|

after=John Baird, Conservative|

years=1997–2006}}