Maxine Cochran

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Maxine Cochran

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| birth_date = August 5, 1926

| birth_place = Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

| death_date ={{death date and age|2014|7|8|1926|7|9}}

| death_place=Halifax, Nova Scotia

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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia

| constituency = Lunenburg Centre

| term_start = June 5, 1984

| term_end = September 6, 1988

| predecessor = Bruce Cochran

| successor = Al Mosher

| party = Progressive Conservative

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| spouse= Bruce Cochran

| occupation = broadcaster, teacher, health care, community volunteer, politician}}

Maxine Cochran (August 5, 1926 – July 8, 2014) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1988. She is best known as the first female cabinet minister in Nova Scotia when she was appointed the Minister of Transportation on November 26, 1985.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/maxine-cochran-1st-female-cabinet-minister-in-n-s-dead-at-87-1.2700102|title=Maxine Cochran, 1st female cabinet minister in N.S., dead at 87|publisher=CBC News|date=July 8, 2014|accessdate=2014-07-09}}{{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/about/history/timeline#event-maxine-cochran-portrait-first-woman-cabinet-minister|title=Maxine Cochran, portrait - first woman cabinet minister|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislature|accessdate=2018-05-05}}