Bonnie Brown (politician)
Bonnie Brown | |
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Member of Parliament for Oakville—Milton | |
In office 1993–1997 | |
Preceded by | Otto Jelinek |
Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
Member of Parliament for Oakville | |
In office 1997–2008 | |
Preceded by | first member |
Succeeded by | Terence Young |
Personal details | |
Born | Toronto, Ontario | March 2, 1941
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Ron Coupland |
Residence | Oakville |
Profession | Executive director, social worker, teacher |
M. A. Bonnie Brown (born March 2, 1941) is the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Oakville and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. She is considered a left-wing Liberal, politically.[1]
Biography[]
Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She first won a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1993 Federal Election in the Oakville-Milton riding. After Oakville-Milton was divided into two ridings, Oakville and Halton, she was re-elected in Oakville in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006. In the 2006 election, she won by a margin of 744 votes.[2] She was defeated by Conservative Party of Canada candidate Terence Young in the October 14, 2008 federal election.[3]
Prior to entering politics full-time, Brown was employed as a social worker and teacher. She was elected as a school trustee in 1987 and was then elected to the Oakville, Ontario Town Council, and later, the Halton Regional Council.[citation needed] In 1993, she replaced retiring incumbent Otto Jelinek (PC) as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Oakville-Milton.[citation needed]
She has served as chair of the Liberal Caucus Committee on Social Policy before being elected chair of the Commons all-party Standing Committee on Health. During her time on the Commons Health Committee, she recommended that patents on human genes should not be allowed.[4]
Bonnie Brown was the first Liberal MP to publicly speak out against the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.[1] She also opposed Canada's involvement in a U.S.-led missile defense program proposal.[5] She was also influential in Canada's ratification of the Kyoto Accord on Climate Change. Brown has advocated a carbon tax in the past and supported health issues.[2]
She is involved with the Advancement of Women Halton, a group which advocates for women's issues.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Spears, John (24 January 2006). "Brown Looking at Fifth Term". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 July 2015 – via Newspaper Source - EBSCO.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mitchell, Bob (9 October 2008). "Oakville (2006: Liberal Bonnie Brown won by 744 votes)". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 July 2015 – via Newspaper Source - EBSCO.
- ^ Mitchell, Bob (15 October 2008). "Young Knocks Out Incumbent". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 July 2015 – via Newspaper Source - EBSCO.
- ^ Bueckert, Dennis (23 January 2002). "Patents Quietly Issued on Human Genes". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 July 2015 – via Newspaper Source - EBSCO.
- ^ Campion-Smith, Bruce (28 October 2004). "Liberal Caucus Plan to Debate Missile Defence". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Holroyd, Ian (10 May 2015). "Advancement of women Halton is Leveraging Power of Numbers for Women". Oakville Beaver. Retrieved 19 July 2015 – via Inside Halton.
External links[]
- 1941 births
- Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Living people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Politicians from Toronto
- Women in Ontario politics
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians