Ellen Fairclough

The Right Honourable Ellen Fairclough PC CC OOnt
Portrait by Arthur Roy, 1940s
Postmaster General of Canada
In office August 9, 1962 – April 22, 1963
Prime Minister	John Diefenbaker
Preceded by	William McLean Hamilton
Succeeded by	Azellus Denis
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
In office May 12, 1958 – August 8, 1962
Prime Minister	John Diefenbaker
Preceded by	Davie Fulton (acting)
Succeeded by	Dick Bell
Secretary of State for Canada
In office June 21, 1957 – May 11, 1958
Prime Minister	John Diefenbaker
Preceded by	Roch Pinard
Succeeded by	Henri Courtemanche
Member of Parliament for Hamilton West
In office May 15, 1950 – February 6, 1963
Preceded by	Colin W. G. Gibson
Succeeded by	Joseph Macaluso
Personal details
Born	Ellen Louks Cook (1905-01-28)January 28, 1905 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 13, 2004(2004-11-13) (aged 99) Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Gordon Fairclough ​ ​ (m. 1931; died 1997)​
Children	1
Profession	Accountant

Ellen Louks Fairclough PC CC OOnt (née Cook;^[1] January 28, 1905 – November 13, 2004) was a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1950 to 1963, she was the first woman ever to serve in the Canadian Cabinet.^[2]