Asha Seth

The Honourable
Asha Seth

Sr. Swamiji of ISCON honored Dr. Asha Seth
Member of the Senate of Canada
In office
January 6, 2012 – December 15, 2014
Appointed by Stephen Harper
Constituency Ontario
Personal details
Born (1939-12-15) December 15, 1939
Political party Conservative

Asha Seth, (born December 15, 1939)[1] is a Canadian politician and doctor. She was appointed to the Canadian Senate (for Ontario) by Stephen Harper on January 6, 2012, and sat as a Conservative until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 15, 2014.[2]

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.[3] She is a National Board member of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.[4] She is part of the executive team of the Canada India Foundation.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Asha Seth (Senate biography)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  2. ↑ R. Paul Dhillon (January 7, 2012). "Conservatives Appoint Another Indo-Canadian To The Senate". The Link. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Asha Seth named one of Canadian Immigrant Magazine's Top 25 Canadian Immigrants". St. Joseph's Health Centre. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "National Board member, Dr. Asha Seth, appointed to the Senate". CNIB. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Asha Seth". Canada India Foundation. Retrieved January 7, 2012.

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