Irene Mathyssen

Irene Mathyssen
Mathyssen in 2014
Member of Parliament
for London—Fanshawe
In office
January 23, 2006 – October 21, 2019
Preceded byPat O'Brien
Succeeded byLindsay Mathyssen
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Status of Women
In office
November 15, 2011 – April 22, 2012
MinisterRona Ambrose
Preceded byNiki Ashton
Succeeded byMarie-Claude Morin
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Middlesex
In office
September 6, 1990 – June 7, 1995
Preceded byDoug Reycraft
Succeeded byBruce Smith
Personal details
Born (1951-08-16) August 16, 1951 (age 73)
London, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseKeith Mathyssen
ChildrenLindsay Mathyssen
Residence(s)Ilderton, Ontario, Canada
Profession
  • Community activist
  • high school teacher

Irene R. Mathyssen (born August 16, 1951) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 until 2019. She was previously a New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Ontario from 1990 to 1995, and briefly served as a minister in the government of Premier Bob Rae.