Appointed by Jean Chretien Name Marisa Barth Preceded by Pietro Rizzuto Role Former Canadian Senator | Succeeded by Patrick Brazeau Party Liberal Party of Canada Political party Liberal Resigned April 28, 2006 | |
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Born April 28, 1931 (age 92)
Ascoli Piceno, Italy ( 1931-04-28 ) Previous office Canadian Senator (1997–2006) | ||
Marisa Ferretti Barth (born April 28, 1931) is a former Canadian Senator.
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Life and career
Born in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, Marisa Ferretti Barth was a social worker, human resources consultant and community organizer before her appointment to the Senate. She established 84 seniors' clubs for Italian-Canadians as well as helping found a seniors' club for Chinese Canadians in Montreal as well as seniors organizations for other ethnic groups. She founded the Regional Council of Italian-Canadian Seniors serving as its executive director since 1975 and also was a board member of the National Congress of Italian Canadians in the 1980s.
She was appointed to the Senate on September 22, 1997 on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and represented the province of Quebec. She sat as a Liberal, until her mandatory retirement at the age of 75 on April 28, 2006.
Honours
In 2008, she was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 2003, she was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.