Elizabeth "Beth" Phinney was born on June 19,1938 and is a former Canadian politician.
12 Facts About Beth Phinney
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Beth Phinney was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 until her retirement in 2005, representing the riding of Hamilton Mountain in Ontario for the Liberal Party.
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Beth Phinney worked as a teacher in the Saltfleet School Board from 1961 to 1964, and in Montreal from 1964 to 1967.
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Beth Phinney was hired by the government of Quebec in 1974 as a supervisor of program development and a teacher trainer, holding these positions until 1979.
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Beth Phinney worked as a special assistant to Pierre de Bane, the Minister of Regional and Economic Development, in 1981.
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Beth Phinney left the following year to become a sales representative for Alec Murray Real Estate.
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The Liberals lost this election, and Beth Phinney served in a number of critic portfolios over the next five years.
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The Liberals won a majority government in the 1993 federal election and Beth Phinney was re-elected over Reform Party candidate Craig Chandler, her nearest challenger, by nearly 17,000 votes.
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Beth Phinney repeated this performance in the 1997 election, defeating her nearest opponent by more than 12,000 votes.
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Beth Phinney was involved in efforts to reform the Canada Pension Plan.
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Beth Phinney faced a much more difficult re-election in the election of 2004, with both NDP candidate Chris Charlton and Conservative city councillor Tom Jackson posing credible challenges.
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Beth Phinney was one of the few Liberal members of Parliament to support Sheila Copps' leadership bid in 2003.