Beryl Gaffney Explained

Beryl Gaffney
Birth Date:1 April 1930
Birth Place:Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Spouse:[1]
Constituency Mp:Nepean
Parliament:Canadian
Term Start:1988
Term End:1997
Predecessor:district created
Successor:district abolished
Profession:executive assistant
Party:Liberal Party of Canada

Beryl Gaffney (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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/joseph-gaffney-obituary?id=43580720
  2. Web site: Mrs. Beryl Gaffney, M.P. . . . Parlinfo . . January 20, 2024 .
  3. Gray C . 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 . 1996 . 1487683.
  4. News: . January 30, 1997 . Veteran Liberal has had enough of 12-hour days . . . Vancouver, British Columbia . A20 . January 20, 2024 . newspapers.com.