Michelle Simson | |
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Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest | |
In office 2008–2011 | |
Preceded by | Tom Wappel |
Succeeded by | Dan Harris |
Personal details | |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 10, 1953
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | George Simson |
Profession | Vice-President and Manager |
Michelle Simson (born July 10, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the Ontario electoral district of Scarborough Southwest as a Member of Parliament from 2008 through 2011. She is a member of the Liberal Party.
Before being elected as an MP, she was the vice-president and general manager of a leasing firm located in Scarborough and was a former president of the Ontario Women's Liberal Commission.
After the election, Simson was a member of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics and an associate member of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. She also sat as a member of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
She was also the co-chair of the National Liberal Caucus Communications Committee and Treasurer of the GTA/Ontario Liberal Caucus.