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| Affiliation | Liberal |
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| Name | Shawn Murphy |
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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island , Canada |
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July 27, 1951
(73 years)
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| Contributor | The Oncoming Storm |
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| Info | Shawn Murphy was born in Charlottetown on July 27, 1951. After attending local Charlottetown schools, Shawn attended both the University of Prince Edward Island and the University of New Brunswick, graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from UNB in 1973, and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from UNB in 1976.
In June of 1976, Shawn joined the law firm of Scales, Ghiz, Jenkins and McQuaid, which later merged to form Stewart, McKelvey, Stirling and Scales. When he was elected in November of 2000, he was the senior partner in the Charlottetown office of that firm. Shawn was appointed Queen's Council in 1997, and is a past president of the Prince Edward Island Law Society.
In addition to his legal career, Shawn has been actively involved in a number of groups within the community. He was the secretary of the Charlottetown Airport Authority Inc.; is a former Board member of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, Director of the Murchison Foundation Inc., Chairman of PEI Capital Inc., and past President of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce.
Shawn was elected to the House of Commons in November of 2000 as Hillsborough Member of Parliament. During his time as a Member of Parliament, he has served as a member of the Standing Committees on Public Accounts, Finance and Fisheries and Oceans. He was also the chair of both the Economic Development and Air Access Subcommittees of the Atlantic Liberal Caucus.
In December 2003, Shawn was appointed to the Privy Council of Canada as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, with special emphasis on the Oceans Action Plan. He served in that capacity for two years.
On January 23rd, the people of Charlottetown voted once again to have Shawn as their representative in Ottawa. He currently serves as a member of the Official Opposition, and was elected by his colleagues of Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
On May 18th, 2006 Shawn introduced Bill C-304: An Act to provide for the development of a national strategy for the treatment of autism and to amend the Canada Health Act.
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