Anita Hagen

Anita Hagen
Anita Hagen
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly; for New Westminster
	In office; October 22, 1986 – May 28, 1996
Preceded by	Dennis Cocke
Succeeded by	Graeme Bowbrick
4th Deputy Premier of British Columbia
	In office; November 5, 1991 – September 15, 1993
Premier	Michael Harcourt
Preceded by	Rita Johnston
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Cull
Minister of Education
	In office; November 5, 1991 – September 15, 1993
Premier	Michael Harcourt
Preceded by	Stan Hagen
Succeeded by	Art Charbonneau
Minister of Multiculturalism & Human Rights
	In office; November 5, 1991 – September 15, 1993
Premier	Michael Harcourt
Succeeded by	Moe Sihota
Personal details
Born	small; May 6, 1931; Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	June 5, 2015 (aged 84); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Resting place	small
Political party	New Democrat
Parent	small;
Residence(s)	New Westminster, British Columbia
Occupation	teacher

Anita Mae Joan Hagen (May 6, 1931 – June 5, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who served as a New Democratic Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1996, representing the riding of New Westminster.^[1] She took on the high-profile posts of Deputy Premier of British Columbia and Minister of Education when the NDP formed government in 1991, but stepped down from cabinet in 1993. She retired from active politics in 1996 at the age of 65.

In 2005, she was part of the successful Know STV campaign in British Columbia. Hagen died of cancer at Vancouver General Hospital in June 2015.^[2]^[3]

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