Education
BA (French and English) - University of Western Ontario

Profession
Journalist

Federal Political Affiliation
Liberal Party of Canada

Federal Riding
Hamilton East

Political Career

• First elected to House of Commons 1984
• Deputy Prime Minister of Canada 1993 to 1997
• Minister of the Environment 1993 to 1996
• Minister of Communications 1996
• Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship 1996
• In 1996, after some pressure, Sheila Copps kept her promise to resign if the Liberals did not scrap the Goods and Services Tax (GST). She resigned and ran in a by-election, which she won.
• Minister of Amateur Sport 1996 to 1999
• Minister of Canadian Heritage 1996 to 2003
• Ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party, but was defeated by Paul Martin.
• Sheila Copps lost the Liberal nomination for the new riding of Hamilton East - Stoney Creek to Tony Valeri and was not a candidate in the 2004 general election.