Carole Juanita Keddy is a former educator and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. She represented Saint John Champlain in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1999 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...

 member.

Born in Saint John

Saint John, New Brunswick

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, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Keddy was educated at the New Brunswick Teacher's College, the University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

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 and the University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park

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. She was a teacher, vice-principal and principal in New Brunswick, Ontario

Ontario

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, Manitoba

Manitoba

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, the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

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, the Yukon

Yukon

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 and Germany

Germany

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 and taught at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University

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. She also owned and operated a manufacturing company while in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. From 1962 to 1966, Keddy worked with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Following her career in provincial politics, Keddy ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Saint John city council in 1995, 2004 and 2008