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Anita Schwartz Neville
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Civil servant, MP (2001-2004), MP (2004-2005), MP (2006-2008), MP (2008-2011), Lieutenant Governor.
Born at Winnipeg on 22 July 1942, daughter of Fay Jacobson (?-2001) and Harold Schwartz (1914-1987), she received a BA degree in Political Science from the University of Manitoba. She worked as a consultant for the provincial government and for several governmental and non-governmental agencies.
She was a Liberal candidate for the River Heights constituency in the 1995 provincial general election but was defeated. Later that year, she was elected as a trustee for the Winnipeg School Division and served as Chair twice (1987-1988, 1995-1996). Elected in the 2000 federal general election, she was re-elected in 2004 and 2008 but defeated in 2011. She was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba in 2022.
In recognition of her community service, she received a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), and Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (2022). She is a member of the Order of Manitoba (2022) and she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Manitoba (2024).
She is the former wife of William Franklin Wymark “Bill” Neville with whom she has three daughters.
Marriage registration [Fay Jacobson, Harold Schwartz], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth announcement [Sarah Elizabeth Moyse Neville], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 August 1969, page 21.
Obituary [Harold Schwartz], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 July 1987, page 58.
Obituary [Fay Schwartz], Winnipeg Free Press, 30 November 2001, page 42.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 February 2025
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