Kim Rudd
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Kim Rudd | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – August 30, 2018 | |
| Minister | Jim Carr |
| Preceded by | Kelly Block |
| Member of Parliament for Northumberland—Peterborough South | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Norlock |
| Succeeded by | Philip Lawrence |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1957 |
| Died | (aged 66) Cobourg, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Tom Rudd |
| Children | 2 |
Kim Elizabeth Rudd (November 18, 1957 – March 12, 2024) was a Canadian politician and businesswoman. She was elected a Member of Parliament for Northumberland – Peterborough South in 2015 and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018.
Rudd was a past president and owner of Willis College in Cobourg, Ontario, a former owner of Cook's Day School, and a past president of the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce.
Political career
Before becoming involved in politics as a career, Rudd was a long-time advocate of childcare and previously worked on the creation of daycares in Cobourg, Ontario.[1] She was a former owner of Cook's Day School, Willis College, and Archer CPR Training.[2][3]
In 2011, Rudd was among six award recipients of the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award. Contributions to economies locally, nationally, and globally were among the criteria for winning the award.[4] Rudd was a consultant at the Canadian Nuclear Association.[2]
In 2020, Rudd joined the Advisory Board for Arnprior Aerospace Inc.[5] She served as the President of the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee of Northumberland, Vice-Chair of the Ontario Training Completion Assurance Fund Secretariat, Vice-President of the Association of Career Colleges and as the founding Executive Director of the Association of Private Colleges.[2]
After an unsuccessful bid to become a Member of Parliament in the 2011 Canadian federal election,[6] Rudd was elected in 2015 to the House of Commons of Canada to represent the riding of Northumberland – Peterborough South.[7] She also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018 when she announced she chose to step down to better represent her riding; while stepping down from Parliamentary Secretary, Rudd declared she would not be ruling out future opportunities for more responsibility in future government.[8][9] On October 1, 2018, Rudd was named the chair of the Parliamentary Health Research Caucus and served as a member of the standing committees on finance and natural resources.[2][10]
Rudd opposed eliminating a tax on heating fuel and supported tax credits such as the Canada Child Tax Credit. She said that eliminating a tax on heating fuel would have varying degrees of impact on people living in different parts of Canada and that the Canada Child Tax Credit would be more universal.[1]
Rudd said she supported improving the Canada Pension Plan and increasing benefits to widows.[1]
She ran for reelection and was defeated in the 2019 Canadian federal election by more than 2,500 votes.[11]