Terry Sheehan

Terry Sheehan
Parliamentary Secretary for Economic Development and Official Languages (FedNor)
In office
December 12, 2019 – August 15, 2021
MinisterMelanie Joly
Preceded byPosition established
Member of Parliament
for Sault Ste. Marie
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byBryan Hayes
Sault Ste. Marie City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2003 – October 26, 2015
Preceded byBrady Irwin
Succeeded bySandra Hollingsworth
ConstituencyWard 2
Personal details
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceSault Ste. Marie, Ontario[1]
Websitehttps://tsheehan.liberal.ca/

Terry Sheehan MP (born 1970) is a Canadian politician presently serves as the Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie in the House of Commons of Canada, first elected in the 2015 federal election.[2] He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[3] Prior to his parliamentary service, Sheehan served on the Sault Ste. Marie City Council from 2003 to 2015, representing Ward 2, after two terms as a Trustee on the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board.[2]

In the 42nd Parliament, Sheehan was a member of the International Trade Committee and the Industry, Science, and Technology Committee, in addition to serving as co-chair of the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group, Chair of the Northern Ontario Liberal Caucus, member of the All-Party Steel Caucus and a member of the Executive Committees of the Canada-Ireland and Canada-Italy Interparliamentary Groups.[4]

In the 43rd Parliament, Sheehan was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, with responsibility for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.[5]

Sheehan was re-elected to the 44th Parliament of Canada in the 2021 federal election.

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sheehan wins in Sault". Sault Star, October 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Canada election results: Sault Ste. Marie". Global News. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  4. ^ "Terry Sheehan - Roles - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  5. ^ "Sheehan appointed FedNor Parliamentary Secretary". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.