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Preceded by
  
Bill Casey

Name
  
Dianne Brushett

Residence
  
Truro, Canada

Profession
  
Businessman

Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Spouse(s)
  
divorced

Succeeded by
  
Bill Casey

Role
  
Canadian Politician


Born
  
October 11, 1942 (age 81) Bath, New Brunswick (
1942-10-11
)

Political party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Education
  
Saint Mary's University

Dianne Brushett (October 11, 1942 – July 11, 2017) was a Canadian politician.

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Education

She has her Master's degree in Atlantic Canada Studies from St. Mary's University, and received her Canadian Securities licence after leaving government in 1997.

Career

She co-founded and managed Dominion Biologicals Ltd. until 1990.

Political career

Brushett is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and a former Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Cumberland—Colchester from 1993 to 1997. She served as the Atlantic Regional Assistant Whip while in Parliament. Brushett ran again in the 2000 federal election, but was defeated. She previously served as the president of the Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Liberal Association, ending in 2007.

Personal life

Brushett is divorced and has two children, Sean Brushett and Samara Brushett Richardson. She is a cancer survivor and lived in Truro, Nova Scotia. She died there on July 11, 2017 at the age of 74, having been diagnosed with leukemia 14 months prior.

References

Dianne Brushett Wikipedia