The Honourable Beverley J. Oda
Minister of International Cooperation
Durham (Ontario)
Beverley Oda was first elected to Parliament in 2004 and re-elected in 2006 and 2008. In February 2006, she was appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women and in August 2007, she was named Minister of International Cooperation.
Before becoming a Member of Parliament, Ms. Oda spent more than two decades working in public and private broadcasting. Ms. Oda began her broadcasting career at TVOntario in 1973. In 1976 she moved to the field of commercial broadcasting. From 1987 to 1993, she served as a commissioner with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. In 1999, she was appointed senior Vice President, Industry Affairs, at CTV.
Ms. Oda has served as Chair of the Lakeridge Health Hospital Network. She has also been Co-Chair of a national Task Force on Diversity on Canadian Television. In 2003, she was inducted into the Canadian Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Ms. Oda is a graduate of the University of Toronto.
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