Carolyn Bennett
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The Honourable Carolyn Bennett PC MP |
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| Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs | |
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Assumed office November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Bernard Valcourt |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Toronto—St. Paul's St. Paul's (1997-2015) |
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Assumed office June 2, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Barry Campbell |
| Minister of State (Public Health) | |
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In office December 12, 2003 – February 5, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
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Carolyn Ann Bennett December 20, 1950 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Peter O'Brian |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Havergal College, University of Toronto |
| Profession | Physician |
Carolyn Ann Bennett PC MP (born December 20, 1950) is Canada's Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs and the Member of Parliament for the riding of Toronto—St. Paul's, a constituency located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and was formerly a candidate for its leadership. During the Paul Martin government, Bennett, who was a family physician before entering politics, was Minister of State for Public Health and set up the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Bennett was born in Toronto on December 20, 1950, and attended Havergal College. She obtained a degree in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1974. Bennett received her certification in family medicine in 1976. Bennett worked as a family physician at Wellesley Hospital and Women's College Hospital in Toronto from 1977 to 1997 and was a founding partner in Bedford Medical Associates. She was also president of the medical staff association of Women's College Hospital and has a clinical adjunct appointment as an assistant professor in the department of family and community medicine at the University of Toronto. Bennett served on the boards of Havergal College, Women's College Hospital, the Ontario Medical Association, and the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto.
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