Diane Finley
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The Honourable Diane Finley PC MP |
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| Official Opposition Critic for Innovation | |
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Assumed office April 8, 2016 |
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| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Maxime Bernier |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Haldimand—Norfolk |
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Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Speller |
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October 3, 1957 Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Doug Finley |
| Residence | Simcoe |
| Profession | Businesswoman, executive, management consultant, school administrator |
Diane Finley, PC, MP (born October 3, 1957) is a Canadian politician. From 2006 though 2015, she served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Her ministerial portfolios included Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, or CMHC, and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. She is a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Conservative Party.
Diane Finley was raised in Port Dover and Charlotteville in Norfolk County, Ontario, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. After graduation, she became the administrator of Western's French Immersion School. She then worked in a series of private and public sector jobs, in a variety of fields. She was named "one of Canada's future leaders" by the Governor-General’s Study Conference 2000.
Her husband was Doug Finley who was a Senator and former campaign manager and director of political operations for the Conservative Party of Canada. The pair met while Diane was working as a summer hire at Rolls Royce where Doug was an executive.
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