Asha Seth

Who is Asha Seth?

Asha Seth, is a Canadian politician and doctor. She was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Stephen Harper on January 6, 2012, and sits as a Conservative.

She was born in India and trained in medicine at the King George Medical College in Lucknow and the Royal Berkshire Hospital in the UK. She became a Canadian citizen in 1974. She worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist at St. Joseph's Health Centre in Toronto since 1976, and is also known as a philanthropist, having founded the NIMDAC Foundation. She is a National Board member of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. She is part of the executive team of the Canada India Foundation.