Alexander James Shepherd (born October 13, 1946) was a Canadian member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004. Shepherd was a Chartered Accountant based in

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, Ontario, when he became the

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candidate for Durham electoral district in the 1993 general election. He won the riding and was re-elected there in the 1997 and 2000 general elections, serving in the

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, 36th and

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s respectively. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Revenue, on the Finance Committee, Chair of Economics Committee for the Liberal Party, on GTA Caucus, Rural Caucus, Ontario Caucus. Shepherd did not campaign again for the Durham riding and therefore left federal politics in 2004. He is married to Carol Shepherd (née Bishop) since 1969. They have three children, Mark, Andrew, and Jill.

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* 1946 births Living people Canadian accountants Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Scugog Politicians from Toronto 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub