Asha Seth

The Honourable
Asha Seth
Sr. Swamiji of ISCON honored Dr. Asha Seth
Member of the Senate of Canada
In office
January 6, 2012  December 15, 2014
Appointed by Stephen Harper
Constituency Ontario
Personal details
Born December 15, 1939
Political party Conservative

Asha Seth, (born December 15, 1939)[1] is a Canadian politician and doctor. She was appointed to the Canadian Senate (for Ontario) by Stephen Harper on January 6, 2012, and sat as a Conservative until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 15, 2014.[2]

She was born in India and trained in medicine at the King George Medical College in Lucknow and the Royal Berkshire Hospital in the UK. She became a Canadian citizen in 1974. She worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist at St. Joseph's Health Centre in Toronto since 1976, and is also known as a philanthropist, having founded the NIMDAC Foundation.[3] She is a National Board member of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.[4] She is part of the executive team of the Canada India Foundation.[5]

References

  1. "Asha Seth (Senate biography)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  2. R. Paul Dhillon (January 7, 2012). "Conservatives Appoint Another Indo-Canadian To The Senate". The Link. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  3. "Dr. Asha Seth named one of Canadian Immigrant Magazine's Top 25 Canadian Immigrants". St. Joseph's Health Centre. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  4. "National Board member, Dr. Asha Seth, appointed to the Senate". CNIB. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  5. "Dr. Asha Seth". Canada India Foundation. Retrieved January 7, 2012.

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