Paddy Torsney is a former member of the House of Commons of Canada, previously representing the riding of Burlington for the Liberal Party.
11 Facts About Paddy Torsney
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In 2006, Torsney was defeated by Conservative Party candidate Mike Wallace.
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Paddy Torsney was educated at McGill University in Montreal, receiving a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1985.
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Paddy Torsney then worked as a Senior Consultant to the firm of Hill and Knowlton from 1989 to 1993.
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Paddy Torsney was first elected to parliament in the election of 1993, defeating her closest opponent, Progressive Conservative Mike Kuegle, by almost 10,000 votes.
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The PCs under Jean Charest targeted Burlington in the 1997 election, but Paddy Torsney again defeated Kuegle by just over 3,500 votes.
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Paddy Torsney won an easier victory in the 2000 election, against a more divided opposition.
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Paddy Torsney was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment from 1998 to 2000.
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In 2002, Paddy Torsney chaired a committee which recommended several changes to Canada's drug laws, including the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana.
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Paddy Torsney was President of Canadian group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and has worked for the worldwide abolition of land mines.
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Paddy Torsney is a former board member of UNICEF Canada.