Kathleen Anne Edwards ( Stothers; June 6, 1935 â October 15, 2022) was a Canadian politician. She served as MLA for the Kootenay riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1996, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Edwards served as British Columbia's first female Minister for Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in the government of Michael Harcourt (1991âÂÂ1996). Anne Edwards was also the author of Seeking Balance: Conversations with BC Women in Politics (Caitlin Press Inc, 2008). Edwards died in Calgary, Alberta on October 15, 2022.