Barbara Sullivan
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Barbara SullivanBarbara Sullivan (born January 24, 1943 in Calgary, is a former politician
in Ontario
, Canada
. She was a Liberal
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1987 to 1995.
Sullivan was educated at the Carleton University
School of Journalism, and worked as a journalist and later as a public affairs consultant while being engaged in community activities, including the Liberal Party of Canada and the Ontario Liberal Party. She managed several leadership campaigns in the party, including that of Dr. Stuart Smith,leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, and was the Ontario Campaign Manager for Jean Chretien, M.P., who became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada. Sullivan also managed the successful campaigns of Hon. Art Eggleton as Mayor of the City of Toronto. She served as Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the Treasurer of Ontario (Minister of Finance), Hon. Robert Nixon, from 1985 to 1987.
She was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election
, defeating her Progressive Conservative
opponent in Halton Centre by over 6,000 votes amid a landslide Liberal majority at the provincial level. Sullivan served in the government of Premier David Peterson as the government caucus chair, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Labour from 1988 to 1989, and chair of the Select Committee on Energy in the Ontario legislature. She also represented the elected members of the governing Liberal Party on the legislature's Board of Internal Economy.
The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the New Democratic Party
in the ntario general election, 1990|. Sullivan retained her riding by 1,215 votes over a challenger from the Progressive Conservatives, and served as her party's Environment Critic and Health Critic from 1990 to 1995.
The riding was a prime target for the Progressive Conservatives in the provincial election of 1995
. The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the election, and Sullivan lost her constituency to PC candidate Terence Young
.
Sullivan attempted to return to the legislature in the Halton]].
Sullivan is immediate past Chair of Ontario's Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council, (2004-2010) which under her leadership recommended significant changes to the regulatory process and the regulation of health professions in the province that are now enacted in law.
She is also past chair of Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, one of Canada's major teaching hospitals, and led the Board through a major capital expansion program and major quality improvement initiatives. She continues to serve as a member of the Quality Committee of the Board.
Sullivan is president of The Cheltenham Group, a public affairs and governance consultancy, and president of Cheltenham Inc., which provides financial services to estates and senior citizens. She is past chair of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, past director of Bird Studies Canada and Oaklands Regional Centre for developmentally disabled adults, and currently serves as a member of the Bay Area Health Trust. She lives in [Hamilton, Ontario.
Politician
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in Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
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. She was a Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1987 to 1995.
Sullivan was educated at the Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
School of Journalism, and worked as a journalist and later as a public affairs consultant while being engaged in community activities, including the Liberal Party of Canada and the Ontario Liberal Party. She managed several leadership campaigns in the party, including that of Dr. Stuart Smith,leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, and was the Ontario Campaign Manager for Jean Chretien, M.P., who became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada. Sullivan also managed the successful campaigns of Hon. Art Eggleton as Mayor of the City of Toronto. She served as Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the Treasurer of Ontario (Minister of Finance), Hon. Robert Nixon, from 1985 to 1987.
She was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1987
The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority...
, defeating her Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
opponent in Halton Centre by over 6,000 votes amid a landslide Liberal majority at the provincial level. Sullivan served in the government of Premier David Peterson as the government caucus chair, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Labour from 1988 to 1989, and chair of the Select Committee on Energy in the Ontario legislature. She also represented the elected members of the governing Liberal Party on the legislature's Board of Internal Economy.
The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
in the ntario general election, 1990|. Sullivan retained her riding by 1,215 votes over a challenger from the Progressive Conservatives, and served as her party's Environment Critic and Health Critic from 1990 to 1995.
The riding was a prime target for the Progressive Conservatives in the provincial election of 1995
Ontario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
. The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the election, and Sullivan lost her constituency to PC candidate Terence Young
Terence Young (politician)
Terence Young is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was elected for the riding of Oakville in the 2008 federal election, as a Conservative candidate. Previously, Young was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between 1995 and 1999.-Early years:Young was the...
.
Sullivan attempted to return to the legislature in the Halton]].
Sullivan is immediate past Chair of Ontario's Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council, (2004-2010) which under her leadership recommended significant changes to the regulatory process and the regulation of health professions in the province that are now enacted in law.
She is also past chair of Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, one of Canada's major teaching hospitals, and led the Board through a major capital expansion program and major quality improvement initiatives. She continues to serve as a member of the Quality Committee of the Board.
Sullivan is president of The Cheltenham Group, a public affairs and governance consultancy, and president of Cheltenham Inc., which provides financial services to estates and senior citizens. She is past chair of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, past director of Bird Studies Canada and Oaklands Regional Centre for developmentally disabled adults, and currently serves as a member of the Bay Area Health Trust. She lives in [Hamilton, Ontario.