Dianne Brushett | |
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Member of Parliament for Cumberland—Colchester | |
In office 1993–1997 | |
Preceded by | Bill Casey |
Succeeded by | Bill Casey |
Personal details | |
Born | Bath, New Brunswick, Canada | October 11, 1942
Died | July 11, 2017 Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada | (aged 74)
Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Spouse | divorced |
Residence(s) | Truro, Nova Scotia |
Profession | Businesswoman |
Dianne Brushett (October 11, 1942 – July 11, 2017) was a Canadian politician.
She has her master's degree in Atlantic Canada Studies from St. Mary's University, and received her Canadian Securities license after leaving government in 1997.
She co-founded and managed Dominion Biologicals Ltd. until 1990.
Brushett was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and a former Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Cumberland—Colchester from 1993[1] to 1997.[2] She served as the Atlantic Regional Assistant Whip while in Parliament. Brushett ran again in the 2000 and 2004 federal elections, but was defeated both times.[3] She previously served as the president of the Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Liberal Association, ending in 2007.
Brushett was divorced and had two children, Sean Brushett and Samara Brushett Richardson. She was a cancer survivor and lived in Truro, Nova Scotia. She died there on July 11, 2017, at the age of 74, having been diagnosed with leukemia 14 months prior.[4]