Kathleen Anne Edwards (née Stothers; June 6, 1935 – 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 (1991–1996).^[1] 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.^[2]