Colleen Beaumier

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Colleen Beaumier
Member of Parliament for Brampton
In office
1993–1997
Preceded byJohn McDermid
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
Member of Parliament for Brampton West-Mississauga
In office
1997–2004
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
Member of Parliament for Brampton West
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byAndrew Kania
Personal details
Born (1944-11-08) November 8, 1944 (age 79)
Chatham, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
SpousePierre Beaumier
ResidenceBrampton
ProfessionBusinesswoman

Colleen Beaumier (born November 8, 1944) is a Canadian politician, who served in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2008.

Pre-politics[edit]

Born in Chatham, Ontario, she studied at the University of Windsor, earning a bachelor of arts in psychology. She and her husband Pierre are the parents of three adult children: Stephanie, Michael and John; Stephanie ran for Brampton City Council in the 2006 election but was defeated.

Before enter politics, she taught at the Ontario School for Mentally Challenged Children, served as a community member of the Ontario Parole Board, worked as a controller at a trucking firm and, at the time of her election, she was the vice-president of a bioanalytical services firm employing more than 100 people. Her involvement in international human rights began in 1980. As area co-ordinator of Operation Lifeline, she assisted Vietnamese refugees settling in the Toronto area.

Political career[edit]

Beaumier was first elected in 1993 in the riding of Brampton. In 1997, she was re-elected, this time in the newly created riding of Brampton West—Mississauga, where she won again on November 27, 2000. During the federal election of 2004, she defeated former provincial Minister of Health Tony Clement in the newly created riding of Brampton West.[1] In 2006, she was again re-elected, her fifth such mandate.

As a Member of Parliament, she has remained a frequent spokesperson for human rights. At the 1995 global conference on the Inter-Parliamentary Union at the United Nations, she spoke on the dangers of global income disparities. In response to human rights violations uncovered during the Somali Inquiry, she authored a private member's bill, Bill C-208, which increased transparency in the bureaucracy and established tougher penalties for the destruction of documents.

Beaumier served on numerous parliamentary committees, most notably serving as chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development and the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs. She also served as vice-chair of Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. In 2003, she served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of National Revenue and later as the associate critic for the Canada Border Services Agency.

She announced on September 5, 2008 that she would not be running in the 2008 election.[2] She was succeeded by Andrew Kania.[3]

Electoral record[edit]

2006 Canadian federal election: Brampton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Colleen Beaumier 27,988 49.1 +4.7
Conservative Bal Gosal 20,345 35.7 -4.3
New Democratic Jagtar Singh Shergill 6,310 11.1 +0.6
Green Jaipaul Massey-Singh 2,340 4.1 +0.7
Total valid votes 56,983 100.0
2004 Canadian federal election: Brampton West
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Colleen Beaumier 21,254 45.4
Conservative Tony Clement 18,768 40.0
New Democratic Chris Moise 4,920 10.5
Green Sanjeev Goel 1,603 3.4
Independent Tom Bose 371 0.8
Total valid votes 46,916 100.0
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Colleen Beaumier 31,041
Alliance Hardial Sangha 7,666
Progressive Conservative Glenn W. Harewood 5,957
New Democratic Matt Harsant 1,567
Green Mike Hofer 529
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Colleen Beaumier 27,297
Progressive Conservative Robertson, Kirk 8,447
Reform Ernie Mcdonald 7,569
New Democratic Nirmal Dhinsa 2,192
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Colleen Beaumier 35,203
Reform Ernie Mcdonald 18,196
Progressive Conservative Susan Fennell 12,134
New Democratic John Morris 1,925
Natural Law Maxim Newby 455
Marxist–Leninist Amarjit Dhillon 245

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tony Clement loses Brampton West race". CBC News. June 29, 2004. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "Longtime MP departs with no regrets". Brampton Guardian. September 5, 2008. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ^ "The Brampton Guardian: Providing Local Community News for Brampton, Ontario 24/7". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-09-05.

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