Georgette Anne Sheridan (born 12 June 1952) is a Canadian lawyer and politician from

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Biography

She was born on 12 June 1952 in Calgary,

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. She graduated

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in 1975, and

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in 1982, both from the

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. She was admitted to the bar of Saskatchewan in 1983, and practised law. She was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. She was elected in the

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electoral district as a

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candidate in the 1993 federal election, and sat in the 35th Canadian Parliament. Sheridan retired from politics after losing to

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candidate Jim Pankiw in the 1997 election. She was appointed to the

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on June 19, 2003, and resigned from the bench on May 1, 2015.Tax Court of Canada Judicial Appointments Announced
on May 29, 2015

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* 1952 births Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Politicians from Calgary Women in Saskatchewan politics {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub