Asha Seth

Asha Seth, (born December 15, 1939)[1] is a Canadian politician and doctor. She was appointed to the Senate of Canada (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]

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 byStephen Harper
ConstituencyOntario
Personal details
Born (1939-12-15) December 15, 1939
Political partyConservative

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. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. 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. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  4. "National Board member, Dr. Asha Seth, appointed to the Senate". CNIB. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  5. "Dr. Asha Seth". Canada India Foundation. Retrieved January 7, 2012.


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