Patricia Anne "Pat" Smith (born January 29, 1943) is a former political figure in

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

, Canada. She represented

Swift Current Swift Current is the fifth largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Swift Current grew 6.8% between 2011 and 2016, ending up at ...

from 1982 to 1991 in the

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as a Progressive Conservative. She was born Patricia Anne Chalmers in

Cabri, Saskatchewan Cabri is a town in southwestern Saskatchewan directly north of Gull Lake, northwest of Swift Current and east of the Great Sand Hills. It was incorporated as a village in 1912 and as a town in 1917. The Cabri ferry started operation in 1912 ...

, the daughter of Arthur W. Chalmers and Martha Shiels, and was educated in

Swift Current, Saskatchewan Swift Current is the fifth largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Swift Current grew 6.8% between 2011 and 2016, ending up at ...

. In 1960, she married Edward Harvey Smith. In 1980, Smith became the first female president of the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association. With her husband, she also managed Sam's General Trucking Ltd. She and

Joan Duncan Joan Heather Duncan, née Tratch (October 30, 1941 – September 23, 2015) was a pharmacist and politician in Saskatchewan. She represented Maple Creek from 1978 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservat ...

became the first female members of a Saskatchewan cabinet in 1982. Smith served as Minister of Social Services, as Minister of Education, as Minister of Energy and Mines, as Minister of Urban Affairs and as Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Recreation. She also served as deputy Premier for Saskatchewan. She resigned from cabinet for health reasons in 1990 and retired from politics the following year. As of 2006, Smith was living in Swift Current.

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