Sue Barnes
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Susan Barnes Template:Post-nominals (born September 8, 1952) is a former Canadian politician. Barnes represented the riding of London West from 1993 to 2008 as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada. She was the first Maltese-born member of Parliament (MP).<ref name="Maiden speech">Template:Cite web</ref> She is the longest-serving MP to represent the riding of London West and was also the first woman to be elected as a federal MP in London, Ontario.
Early life
Barnes was born in Rabat, Malta, and immigrated to Canada with her family in 1957.<ref name="Maiden speech" /> She received bachelor's degrees in literature and law from the University of Western Ontario in 1974 and 1977, respectively.<ref name="liberal party 2006 profile">Template:Cite web</ref> She was admitted to The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1979 and practiced law full-time until 1993.<ref name="liberal party 2006 profile" />
Political career
She was the Official Opposition critic for the Minister of Justice, and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, the Minister of National Revenue and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada with special emphasis on Judicial Transparency and Aboriginal Justice.
Electoral record
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Canadian women lawyers
- Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Lawyers in Ontario
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Maltese emigrants to Canada
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- Members of the United Church of Canada
- People from Rabat, Malta
- Politicians from London, Ontario
- Women in Ontario politics
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 20th-century Canadian women politicians
- 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians