24 Facts About Cheryl Gallant

Cheryl Gallant is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Cheryl Gallant attended the University of Western Ontario, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry.

Cheryl Gallant has served as the Chair of the City of Pembroke Downtown Development Commission and as a member of the Economic Advisory Committee for the city.

Cheryl Gallant won her seat in the 2000 federal election, defeating Liberal incumbent Hec Clouthier and making history as the first woman elected to federal office in Renfrew County.

Cheryl Gallant took advantage of local opposition to Bill C-68, the Firearms Act, and benefited from backlash to Clouthier's support for gun control.

Cheryl Gallant is currently a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, having previously been a member of the Canadian Alliance party from 2000 to 2003.

Cheryl Gallant is largely viewed as one of the most vocal social conservatives in the House of Commons.

Cheryl Gallant has served as CPC critic for science, research and development, was a member of the Commons Standing Committee on National Defence and Veteran's Affairs, and the Standing Committee on Industry.

Cheryl Gallant has served as opposition critic of Canadian Heritage, Amateur Sport, the National Capital Commission, Science, Research and Development, the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, and Small Business.

Cheryl Gallant's service continued in the 39th Parliament, where she served on the committee for the Status of Women, National Defence, and Library of Parliament.

Cheryl Gallant was elected by colleagues to represent Canada as Chair of the Canadian-North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Association.

In March 2012, Cheryl Gallant traveled to Norway to observe Canadian Forces from Petawawa participate in NATO exercises.

Cheryl Gallant was re-elected for a sixth term in the 2015 election.

However, Cheryl Gallant was successful in winning the nomination 866 votes to 522.

Cheryl Gallant is the longest serving woman in the federal caucus.

Cheryl Gallant won re-election in the 2021 election, despite being "nowhere to be found" during the campaign, according to CTV News Ottawa.

Cheryl Gallant resurfaced in the spotlight on March 17,2005, when she suggested that Christians were being persecuted by the Liberal Party in a flyer she sent to her constituents.

Several constituents have accused Cheryl Gallant of obtaining birth-date information from passport applications during the 2006 campaign.

Cheryl Gallant's aide says the Member receives many requests for birthday and anniversary cards, and the office is unsure how the information was put on the list, since Cheryl Gallant receives thousands of requests for salutations and the birth date could have been on one of the request forms returned by a constituent.

Cheryl Gallant has stated that she was focused on campaigning locally in order to keep in touch with the concerns of local constituents.

On March 28,2011, after stating in a press release that she hoped for a clean election campaign, Cheryl Gallant compared Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff to Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

In March 2016, Cheryl Gallant caused further outrage and controversy by using the death of Corporal Nathan Cirillo as a means to generate money for her campaign through an Easter ham lottery.

In May 2016, Cheryl Gallant accused the Rideau Institute of having ties to North Korea, Iran, and Russia on account of the Institute having those countries as options on their donation page when stating their nation of origin.

In June 2017, Cheryl Gallant was the only Member of Parliament to vote against a government motion re-affirming support for the Paris Agreement.