Beryl Gaffney

Beryl Gaffney
Beryl Gaffney
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Nepean
	In office; 1988–1997
Preceded by	district created
Succeeded by	district abolished
Personal details
Born	April 1, 1930 (age 94); Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Spouse	Joseph Cuthbert Gaffney (died 2014)
Profession	executive assistant

Beryl Gaffney (née Clark; April 1, 1930) is a former Canadian politician and public servant. She served as a city councillor in Nepean, Ontario from 1978 to 1988 serving concurrently on the council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.

Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, she was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal MP for Nepean in the 1988 federal election and was re-elected in 1993 and served as chair of the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons from 1994 to 1996.^[2] During this period she was diagnosed with a brain tumour and, after successful surgery, was able to return to the House of Commons to resume her valuable contribution to health issues.^[3] She did not run for re-election in 1997.^[4]

In 1998, Gaffney was appointed to the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre by Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy.^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ "Mrs. Beryl Gaffney, M.P." Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ Gray C (1996). "MP offers a testimonial: "I've had superb care, and I'm alive today because of it"". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 154 (8): 1241–3. PMC 1487683.
^ "Veteran Liberal has had enough of 12-hour days". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadian Press. January 30, 1997. p. A20. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

External links

Beryl Gaffney – Parliament of Canada biography

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[2] "Mrs. Beryl Gaffney, M.P." Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[3] Gray C (1996). "MP offers a testimonial: "I've had superb care, and I'm alive today because of it"". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 154 (8): 1241–3. PMC 1487683.

[4] "Veteran Liberal has had enough of 12-hour days". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadian Press. January 30, 1997. p. A20. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

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