Jean Forest

The Hon. Jean Beatrice Forest

Senator for Edmonton, Alberta
In office 1996–1998
Appointed by	Jean Chrétien
Chancellor of the University of Alberta
In office 1978–1982
Preceded by	Ronald Norman Dalby
Succeeded by	Peter Savaryn

Personal details
Born	Jean Beatrice Janz (1926-07-24)July 24, 1926 Minitonas, Manitoba, Canada
Died	January 10, 2024(2024-01-10) (aged 97) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Spouse	Rocky Forest
Occupation	educator, businesswoman

Jean Beatrice Forest OC (née Janz; July 24, 1926 – January 10, 2024) was a Canadian politician who served as a Senator from 1996 to 1998.

Biography

Born Jean Beatrice Janz in Minitonas, Manitoba,^[1]^[2] she moved to Alberta with her husband Rocky in 1947. She was appointed to Alberta's first Human Rights Commission in 1974 and to the Minister's Advisory Committee on the constitution in 1978. She was Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1978 to 1982.^[3]

Forest was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1996 representing Edmonton.^[2] She resigned in 1998^[2] because of concerns for her husband's health.^[3]

In 1987, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for being "a highly respected educator, businesswoman and active participant in community affairs".^[4]^[5]

An all-girls Catholic Junior High School started in 2005 in Edmonton, Alberta, is named after Jean Forest, called the Jean Forest Leadership Academy or JFLA.^[3]

Forest died in Victoria, British Columbia on January 10, 2024, at the age of 97.^[6]

References

^ Corbett, Bryan; McLaren, Gertrude Bloor (1992). Prodigal Daughter: A Journey to Byzantium. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 978-0-88864-770-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jean Forest – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b ^c "Honorable Jean Forest". Jean Forest Leadership Academy. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15.
^ Order of Canada citation
^ "University of Alberta: Jean Beatrice Forest (1978-1982)".
^ "Jean B. Forest". Legacy. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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