Kay Young | |
|---|---|
| MHA for Terra Nova | |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Glen Greening |
| Succeeded by | Tom Lush |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
Caroline Kate (Kay) Young (born January 30,1944) is a former Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Terra Nova in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1993 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party. [1]
The daughter of Wallace Diamond and Nellie Emberley,she was born Caroline Kate Diamond in Whitbourne,Newfoundland and Labrador and was educated at Memorial University. She was a teacher in Lethbridge from 1967 to 1993. She married Walter Young. [1]
She defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Glen Greening to win a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1993. [2] Young was Minister of Social Services and Minister responsible for the Status of Women. [1] She ran unsuccessfully in the redistributed riding of Bonavista South in 1996,losing to Roger Fitzgerald. [3]