Cheryl Gallant
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Cheryl Gallant MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke |
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Assumed office November 27, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Hec Clouthier |
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May 23, 1960 Sarnia, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Jamie Gallant |
| Residence | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Profession | Biochemist Insurance Executive |
| Religion | Catholic |
Cheryl Gallant, MP, (born May 23, 1960) is a Canadian politician. Gallant represents the riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke. Gallant is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Gallant was born in Sarnia, Ontario. She attended the University of Western Ontario, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. Prior to becoming a politician, she worked for a major Canadian life insurance company as a group insurance executive and a time as an office manager of a family-owned professional practice. Gallant has been married since 1985, and is the parent of four daughters. She has served as the Chair of the City of Pembroke Downtown Development Commission and as a member of the Economic Advisory Committee for the city.
She is largely viewed as one of the strongest social conservatives in the House of Commons. While a popular figure among the Christian Right and property rights activists, she has occasionally drawn the ire of opponents. Serving in a riding with the largest military base and only national nuclear research facility in Canada, she has advocated for increased federal support for CFB Petawawa and the Chalk River Laboratories.
Gallant won her seat in the 2000 federal election, defeating the Liberal incumbent and making history as the first woman elected to federal office in Renfrew County. Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke was one of only three Ontario federal riding districts not to elect a Liberal. Gallant took advantage of local opposition to Bill C-68, the Firearms Act, and benefited from backlash to the incumbent's support for gun control.
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