Joy Smith
| Joy Ann Smith | |
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Joy Smith, September 23, 2009
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kildonan—St. Paul |
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In office June 28, 2004 – 2015 |
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| Preceded by | First Member |
| Succeeded by | MaryAnn Mihychuk |
| MLA for Fort Garry | |
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In office 1999–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Rosemary Vodrey |
| Succeeded by | Kerri Irvin-Ross |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Health |
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In office November 15, 2007 – November 17, 2013 |
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| Minister |
Tony Clement Leona Aglukkaq Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Rob Merrifield |
| Succeeded by | Ben Lobb |
| Personal details | |
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February 20, 1947 Deloraine, Manitoba |
| Political party |
Canadian Alliance (2001-2003) Conservative (2003-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Bart Smith |
| Residence | East St. Paul, Manitoba |
| Profession | Music teacher |
| Religion | Christian |
Joy Ann Smith (born February 20, 1947) is a Canadian politician. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba between 1999 and 2003, and was in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2015.
Smith was born in Deloraine, Manitoba. She holds a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Manitoba (majoring in Math and Science), and a music diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She worked as a teacher for twenty-three years before entering political life, and in 1986 received the Hedley Award for Excellence in Research. During the 1990s, she served as a liaison for private and home-schooling groups.
Smith is also an entrepreneur. She published a book entitled Lies My Kid's Teacher Told Me in 1996, and a follow-up entitled, Tools of the Trade a few years later. She was also the owner of Gem Records for a time. In 1996, she was nominated for Manitoba's Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Smith was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1999 provincial election, as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the south-central Winnipeg constituency of Fort Garry. She narrowly defeated New Democrat Lawrie Cherniack by thirty votes, in one of the closest constituency races of the campaign. The New Democratic Party won the election, and Smith served as the Progressive Conservative critic for education and justice.
Fort Garry was a top NDP target in the 2003 election, and Smith lost the constituency to New Democrat Kerri Irvin-Ross by eighty-seven votes.
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