Phyllis Florence Young | |
Birth Date: | 5 April 1925 |
Death Place: | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
Residence: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Constituency Am1: | Vancouver-Little Mountain |
Assembly1: | British Columbia Legislative |
Term Start1: | August 30, 1972 |
Term End1: | December 11, 1975 |
Alongside1: | Roy Cummings |
Predecessor1: | Grace McCarthy Leslie Peterson |
Successor1: | Grace McCarthy Evan Maurice Wolfe |
Party: | New Democratic |
Profession: | Trade unionist |
Phyllis Florence Young (April 5, 1925 – March 17, 1984) was a Canadian trade unionist and politician. She served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 to 1975, as a NDP member for the constituency of Vancouver-Little Mountain.[1] In 1973, she complained of gender-based discrimination in the labour movement and cited it as a reason for her entry to electoral politics.[2]
From May 18, 1973 to November 8, 1973, she served as Minister without Portfolio, responsible for consumer services. From November 8, 1973 to December 22, 1975, she served as Minister of Consumer Services.