Pearl Kathryne McGonigal CM OM (born June 10, 1929) is a retired Manitoba politician and office-holder.
She was a prominent Winnipeg-area municipal politician from 1969 to 1981, and served as the province's 19th Lieutenant Governor from October 23, 1981 to December 11, 1986.
[2] Throughout her time on council, she was a member of the Independent Citizens' Election Committee, an unofficial alliance of right-wing and pro-development interest groups in the city (McGonigal's husband was a prominent Winnipeg-area developer).
She is a gourmet cook that has written regular columns on the subject in Winnipeg's daily and community newspapers.
[4][5] Also during the early 2000s, McGonigal served as Chairman of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council in Manitoba, which regularly lobbies public bodies and private businesses to grant time off to military reservists for training purposes.