Alexa McDonough was born on August 11, 1944 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She was married to Peter McDonough . She died on January 15, 2022 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) 1995- 2003.
She was the first woman to head up a major political party in Canada when she became leader of the Nova Scotia NDP in 1980, a post she held until 1994.