(1945-08-24) August 24, 1945 (age 78) North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party
Progressive Senate Group (2019–2020)
Other political affiliations
Independent NDP (2005–2009)
Liberal (2009–2014)
Senate Liberal (2014–2019)
Residence(s)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Occupation
Neuroscientist
professor
researcher
Lillian Eva Quan Dyck, OC (born August 24, 1945) is a retired Canadian senator from Saskatchewan. A member of the Cree Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan, and a first generation Chinese Canadian, she is the first female First Nations senator and first Canadian-born senator of Chinese descent.[1]
Before being appointed to the Senate, Dyck was a neuroscientist with the University of Saskatchewan, where she was also an associate dean. On March 12, 1999, Dyck, who is one of the first Aboriginal women in Canada to pursue an academic career in the sciences, was presented with a lifetime achievement award by Indspire. She continues to teach at the university as well as conduct research on a part-time basis. In 2019 she received a Women of Distinction Awards Lifetime Achievement Award from the YWCA Saskatoon.[2][3]
Alongside her research and academic work, the Honourable Dr. Lillian Eva Quan Dyck is well known for advocating for equity in the education and employment of women, Chinese Canadians and Aboriginals.
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