- Karen Kraft Sloan
Karen Kraft Sloan BA, BAdmin, MES (born
3 April 1952 inKitchener, Ontario ) was a Liberal party member of theCanadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. By career, she is a teacher and consultant.She first won election to Parliament for the
York—Simcoe electoral district during the 1993 federal election. The 1997 and 2000 general elections saw her return to Parliament in theYork North riding, which was formed after a restructuring of electoral district boundaries. Karen Kraft Sloan thus served in the 35th, 36th, and37th Canadian Parliament s.After retiring from politics in 2004, she was appointed as Canada's Ambassador for the Environment on
16 February 2005 . The appointment was announced byStéphane Dion andPierre Pettigrew who were respectively the Canadian Ministers of Environment and Foreign Affairs at the time.Education
* 1977: Bachelor of Arts (BA):
University of Windsor
* 1982: Bachelor of Administrative Studies (BAdmin):Brock University
* 1990: Master of Environmental Studies (MES):York University External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=160&s=F Parliament of Canada: Karen Kraft Sloan] , accessed
15 July 2006
* [http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?publication_id=382164&Language=E Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: appointment as Ambassador for the Environment] , accessed15 July 2006
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