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 The
Honourable Beverley J. Oda was appointed the Minister of
International Cooperation on August 14,
2007. The Member of Parliament for Durham (Ontario), she is
responsible for Canada’s overseas development assistance through
CIDA.
Ms. Oda was first elected to Parliament in
2004, and was re-elected in 2006. On February 6,
2006, she was appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status
of Women. Previous to this, she served in Opposition as the
Critic for Canadian Heritage and as a member of the Standing
Committee on Canadian Heritage.
Prior to her election, Ms. Oda spent more
than two decades in the fields of public and private
broadcasting. In 1999, Ms. Oda was appointed senior
Vice-President, Industry Affairs, at CTV. From 1987 to 1993, she
served as a commissioner with the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission.
Ms. Oda began her broadcasting career at TV
Ontario in 1973. In 1976, she moved to the field of commercial
broadcasting. She has also worked as a consultant in the areas
of multiculturalism, diversity and broadcasting.
Ms. Oda was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in
1944. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a
Bachelor of Arts. She served as chair of the Lakeridge Health
Hospital Network and is a recipient of the Queen’s Golden
Jubilee medal.
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