Beryl Gaffney

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Beryl Gaffney (born April 1, 1930) is a former Canadian politician and public servant. She served as a city councillor in Nepean, Ontario from 1978 to 1988 serving concurrently on the council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.

Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, she was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal MP for Nepean in the 1988 federal election and was re-elected in 1993 and served as chair of the Standing Committee on Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities from 1993 to 1996. She did not run for re-election in 1997.

In 1998, Gaffney was appointed to the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre by Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy. [1]

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  1. ^ APPOINTMENTS TO IDRC BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
The electoral district was created in 1987.		 Member of Parliament for Nepean
1988–1997		 Succeeded by
The electoral district was abolished in 1996.
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