Linda Hughes
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Preceded byJohn Thomas Ferguson
Succeeded byRalph B. Young
BornSeptember 27, 1950
Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
SpouseGeorge Ward (1978)
Linda Hughes AOE | |
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| Chancellor of the University of Alberta | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Preceded by | John Thomas Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | Ralph B. Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1950 Princeton, British Columbia, Canada |
| Spouse | George Ward (1978) |
| Alma mater | University of Victoria |
| Occupation | newspaper publisher |
Linda Jean Hughes, AOE (born September 27, 1950) is a Canadian newspaper publisher.[1] She served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 2008 to 2012.[2] Hughes was educated at the University of Victoria (1972 Honours BA). She worked for the Edmonton Journal from 1976 to her retirement in 2006, eventually rising to the position of Publisher and President, the first woman in Canada to hold the position of publisher of a major newspaper.[3][4] She serves on the board of Torstar.[5] In 2016, she was appointed to the Alberta Order of Excellence.[6]
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