Maria Emma Chaput CM[1] (born May 7, 1942) is a former member of the Senate of Canada representing the Senatorial Division of Manitoba.

She is the first franco-Manitoban woman to be appointed to the upper house of the Parliament of Canada.

[3] Chaput announced her retirement from the Senate on February 4, 2016, effective March 1, 2016, due to kidney health issues that she had been managing for "a few years."

Despite her doctor's recommendation, she held off retirement until the Liberals won the 2015 federal election saying: "I just didn't want to give my seat to Stephen Harper.

'"[4] She supported Trudeau's move to a non-partisan senate appointment process.