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Beryl Gaffney
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Nepean
In office
1988–1997
Preceded bydistrict created
Succeeded bydistrict abolished
Personal details
Born (1930-04-01) April 1, 1930 (age 94)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Spouse

Joseph Cuthbert Gaffney

(died 2014)[1]
Professionexecutive 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 CentrebyForeign 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.
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