Kerry-Lynne Findlay
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The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay PC QC |
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| 43rd Minister of National Revenue | |
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In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Gail Shea |
| Succeeded by | Diane Lebouthillier |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Delta—Richmond East |
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In office May 30, 2011 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Cummins |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
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January 12, 1955 British Columbia |
| Political party | Conservative |
Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay PC QC (born January 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Delta—Richmond East as a member of the Conservative Party. She was appointed and sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice on June 1, 2011 and as Associate Minister of National Defence on February 22, 2013. She served as the Minister of National Revenue from July 15, 2013 until November 4, 2015.
Findlay sat on a selection panel to help choose a replacement for Marie Deschamps of Quebec, who retired from the bench.
She was defeated by Liberal candidate Carla Qualtrough in the 2015 election.
Findlay graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science. She then graduated from the same university in 1978 with a law degree.
During her legal career, Findlay has been active in both the national and B.C. provincial branch of the Canadian Bar Association holding various positions in that organization including national and provincial chair of the Constitutional Law Section, member of the National Task Force on Court Reform in Canada, and elected president of the B.C. Branch for the 1997-1998 term. Findlay was appointed a Queen's Counsel in March 1999 by the Attorney-General of B.C., and served a five-year term as a Member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal by appointment of the Federal Minister of Justice (2006–2011). She has also been recognized with the Vancouver YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in the category of Management, Professions and Trades (May 2001) and the national Cecilia I. Johnstone Award (2011) that recognizes women who have achieved professional excellence in their field and influenced other women to pursue legal careers, supported other women in career advancement or opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of job settings that historically were closed to them.
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