Susan Whelan

Who is Susan Whelan?

Susan Elizabeth Whelan, PC is a former Canadian Member of Parliament with the Liberal Party of Canada. Whelan, a lawyer, first won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1993 election representing Essex—Windsor. In 1997 and 2000 she was elected to represent Essex. In 2002, Whelan was appointed by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien as Minister for International Cooperation as a cabinet minister.

Whelan unsuccessfully campaigned in the 2004 election, the 2006 election, and the 2008 election.

Susan Whelan is the daughter of former Liberal Federal Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Eugene Whelan. Susan and her father hold the distinction of being the first father-daughter cabinet appointees.

Whelan shares her father's passionate interest in Canadian agriculture, having made Agriculture and Rural Development one of the key elements of policy during her tenure as Minister.

She has also instructed part-time at the University of Windsor, appropriately situated in the political science department.

She previously represented the Ambassador Bridge Company on the Green Corridor Project.