Siobhán Coady
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The Honourable Siobhán Coady MHA |
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| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's West |
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Assumed office November 30, 2015 |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. John's South–Mount Pearl |
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In office October 14, 2008 – May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Loyola Hearn |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Cleary |
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November 11, 1960 Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Residence | St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Alma mater | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Occupation | businesswoman |
Siobhán Coady (/ʃəˈvɔːn/; born November 11, 1960) is a Canadian businesswoman and politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Coady was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of St. John's South–Mount Pearl from 2008 to 2011.
Under leader Stéphane Dion Coady was the critic for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. In 2009, Coady was appointed by then Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff as the party's critic for Treasury Board and Ethics and Special Advisor to the Leader on Canadian Business.
Coady was born in Grand Falls-Windsor and raised in St. John's. She is an alumna of Memorial University of Newfoundland having received a Bachelor of Education degree. She is also an accredited public relations professional. Coady, her husband Pat and their nephew Brook live in St. John's.
Before entering politics, Coady was President and CEO of Newfound Genomics Inc., a leading biotechnology company; The Clinical Trials Centre, a medical research company; and Bonaventure Fisheries Inc., a privately held fish harvesting company. She is a past Chair and Governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and was President of the St. John’s Board of Trade in 1993.
Coady has volunteered in a wide range of activities with community organizations including as Past Chair of the Regional Economic Development Board, the Newfoundland and Labrador Business Hall of Fame, and the Red Cross Campaign. Until her election to Parliament, Coady was a member of the Board of Directors for the Genesis Centre, the Children’s Wish Foundation, Genome Canada, the Public Policy Forum, the St. John’s International Airport Authority, and was the public representative on the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland.
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