Maureen Hemphill

Maureen Lucille Hemphill (née Miller; January 26, 1937) is a retired Canadian politician from the province of Manitoba.

She is the daughter of James Leroy Miller and Elaine Agnes McParlor, born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, and was educated at Bralorne.

She increased state support for private and parochial schools while holding this portfolio, despite the NDP's historical objections to such funding.

Hemphill was re-elected without difficulty in 1986 (defeating future Liberal MLA Kevin Lamoureux) and was appointed Minister of Business Development and Tourism on April 17, 1986.

[1] In 1993, Hemphill ran for the national New Democratic Party in the riding of Winnipeg North Centre, but placed second to incumbent Liberal David Walker.