Background
Born Norma Lorraine Killeen, the daughter of Clement A. Killeen and Aurora Martel, she was educated at Immaculate Conception School and Saint Mary"s Academy.
Born Norma Lorraine Killeen, the daughter of Clement A. Killeen and Aurora Martel, she was educated at Immaculate Conception School and Saint Mary"s Academy.
She began work at the Viscount Gort Hotel in Winnipeg, later becoming general manager. She subsequently became sales and public relations manager for the International Inn. During the 1970s, she worked as an underwriter for the Sun Life Assurance Company.
Price first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1973, losing to Liberal Stephen Patrick by 796 votes in the west-end Winnipeg riding of Assiniboia.
Four years later, in the 1977 election, she defeated Patrick by over 3,500 votes as the Tories formed government under Lyon. On October 24, 1977, Price was appointed Minister of Labour with responsibility for the Civil Service Acting, the Civil Service Superannuation Acting, the Public Servants Insurance Acting and the Pension Benefits Acting.
On October 20, 1978, she was reassigned as the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs on October 20, 1978, and as Minister of Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources on December 7, 1979. She did not run for re-election in 1981, and did not sought a return to politics since that time.
She was one of the first inductees into the Women Business Owners of Manitoba Hall of Fame.
She died at the Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg at the age of 87.
She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1977 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon.