Shirley Martin (November 20, 1932 in Hamilton, Ontario – September 16, 2021) was a Canadian politician.

Martin was a businesswoman and was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Lincoln, Ontario.

Shirley Martin

In 1987, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works. After the 1988 federal election, she joined Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's Cabinet as Minister of State for Transport. She served briefly as Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1990–1991) before returning to the Transport portfolio.

Shirley Martin

She retired from Cabinet in 1993 when Mulroney was succeeded as PC leader and prime minister by Kim Campbell, and was not a candidate in the 1993 federal election.

Shirley Martin

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1932 births

2021 deaths

Women members of the House of Commons of Canada

Women government ministers of Canada

Members of the 24th Canadian Ministry

Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario

Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada

Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs

Women in Ontario politics

20th-century Canadian women politicians