Albina Guarnieri
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Albina Guarnieri | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | John McCallum |
| Succeeded by | Greg Thompson |
| Associate Minister of National Defence | |
| In office December 12, 2003 – July 20, 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Mary Collins (1993) |
| Succeeded by | Mauril Bélanger |
| Member of Parliament for Mississauga East-Cooksville (Mississauga East; 1988–2004) | |
| In office November 21, 1988 – May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Horner (Mississauga North) |
| Succeeded by | Wladyslaw Lizon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1953 |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | John Campbell |
| Profession | Management consultant |
Albina Guarnieri PC (born June 23, 1953) is a former Canadian politician. She was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2011 who represented the Greater Toronto Area ridings of Mississauga East and Mississauga East—Cooksville. She served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin as Minister of Veterans Affairs.
Guarnieri was educated at McGill University, where she graduated with a master's degree in English. As part of her thesis, she wrote a book called The cheese on the moon: a collection of short stories. After graduating she worked for the federal government as a spokesperson for Bob Kaplan[1] and also as a press liaison office for Stuart Smith, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.[2] In 1981, she worked as an assistant to Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton but left after seven months "because of a disagreement".[3] In 1984, she worked for Lowther Consulting, a company owned by Jim Coutts who was a principal secretary for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.[4] She and her husband live in Mississauga.