Lynn Verge

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Who is Lynn Verge?

Lynn Verge is a Canadian lawyer and politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. She represented the Corner Brook electoral district of Humber East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1979 to 1996. She currently serves as the executive director of Atwater Library and Computer Centre in Westmount, Québec.

In 1995, Verge became the first woman to lead a political party in the province when she succeeded Len Simms as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party; she was also the first female to serve as the Leader of the Official Opposition.

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on July 23, 2013

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