Martha Hall Findlay | |
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 Findlay in 2011 | |
| Member of Parliament for Willowdale | |
| In office March 17, 2008 – May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Peterson (2007) |
| Succeeded by | Chungsen Leung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martha Hall August 17, 1959 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Profession |
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Martha Hall Findlay (born August 17, 1959) is a Canadian businesswoman, entrepreneur, lawyer and politician who is now the Director and James S. and Barbara A. Palmer Chair at the School of Public Policy (University of Calgary).[1] She previously served as the president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation,[2] a Calgary-based think tank, and as senior vice-president and chief sustainability officer with Suncor Energy. Previously, she was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate in the Toronto riding of Willowdale in a federal by-election held on March 17, 2008, to fill a vacancy created by former Liberal MP Jim Peterson's resignation. She was re-elected in the 2008 general election but lost her seat in the 2011 election.
She had previously been the party's candidate for Newmarket—Aurora in the 2004 federal election, losing narrowly to Conservative candidate Belinda Stronach, and the first declared candidate for the Liberal Party leadership election to succeed Paul Martin in 2006. She was also an unsuccessful candidate in the 2013 leadership race.[3]
- ^ "Martha Hall Findlay to lead School of Public Policy | News | University of Calgary". 23 November 2023.
- ^ Duggan, Kyle (8 September 2016). "Martha Hall Findlay to head up Canada West Foundation". iPolitics. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Martha Hall Findlay de nouveau candidate à la direction du PLC". www.radio-canada.ca. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2018.