Karen Kraft Sloan

Karen Kraft Sloan
Member of the Canadian Parliament for York—Simcoe
In office 1993–1997
Preceded by	John Cole
Succeeded by	District was abolished in 1996
Member of the Canadian Parliament for York North
In office 1997–2004
Preceded by	Maurizio Bevilacqua
Succeeded by	District was abolished in 2003
Personal details
Born	(1952-04-03) 3 April 1952 Kitchener, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Committees	Chair, Subcommittee on Environmental Awareness for Sustainability of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (1994-1997)
Portfolio	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment (1996-1998)

Karen Kraft Sloan (born 3 April 1952 in Kitchener, Ontario) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. By career, she is a teacher and consultant.

She first won election to Parliament for the York—Simcoe electoral district during the 1993 federal election. The 1997 and 2000 general elections saw her return to Parliament in the York North riding, which was formed after a restructuring of electoral district boundaries. Karen Kraft Sloan thus served in the 35th, 36th, and 37th Canadian Parliaments.

After retiring from politics in 2004, she was appointed as Canada's Ambassador for the Environment on 16 February 2005. The appointment was announced by Stéphane Dion and Pierre Pettigrew who were respectively the Canadian Ministers of Environment and Foreign Affairs at the time.

Education

• 1977: Bachelor of Arts (BA): University of Windsor
• 1982: Bachelor of Administrative Studies (BAdmin): Brock University
• 1990: Master of Environmental Studies (MES): York University

External links

• Karen Kraft Sloan – Parliament of Canada biography