Terry Sheehan | |
Office: | Parliamentary Secretary for Economic Development and Official Languages (FedNor) |
Minister: | Melanie Joly |
Term Start: | December 12, 2019 |
Term End: | August 15, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Position established |
Riding1: | Sault Ste. Marie |
Parliament1: | Canadian |
Term Start1: | October 19, 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Bryan Hayes |
Office2: | Sault Ste. Marie City Councillor |
Term Start2: | December 1, 2003 |
Term End2: | October 26, 2015 |
Predecessor2: | Brady Irwin |
Successor2: | Sandra Hollingsworth |
Constituency2: | Ward 2 |
Party: | Liberal |
Residence: | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario[1] |
Website: | https://tsheehan.liberal.ca/ |
Terry Sheehan (born 1970) is a Canadian politician presently serves as the Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie in the House of Commons of Canada, first elected in the 2015 federal election.[2] He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[3] Prior to his parliamentary service, Sheehan served on the Sault Ste. Marie City Council from 2003 to 2015, representing Ward 2, after two terms as a Trustee on the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board.
In the 42nd Parliament, Sheehan was a member of the International Trade Committee and the Industry, Science, and Technology Committee, in addition to serving as co-chair of the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group, Chair of the Northern Ontario Liberal Caucus, member of the All-Party Steel Caucus and a member of the Executive Committees of the Canada-Ireland and Canada-Italy Interparliamentary Groups.[4]
In the 43rd Parliament, Sheehan was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, with responsibility for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.[5]
Sheehan was re-elected to the 44th Parliament of Canada in the 2021 federal election.