Judy Sgro was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on November 15, 1999. She was appointed Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on December 12, 2003.
Most recently, she was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and held membership on the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates and on the Sub-Committee on Public Service Renewal.
She served as Chair of the Prime Minister’s Caucus Task Force on Urban Issues, Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Health, Chair of the GTA Sub-Committee on the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization project, and member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
From 1987 to 1994, Judy Sgro served on the North York City Council and from 1994 to 1997, she was a regional councillor on the Metropolitan Toronto Council. In 1997, she was elected to the Toronto City Council where she served as Deputy Mayor and Vice-Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board until her election as Member of Parliament for York West in November 1999.
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