Bev Shipley
Beverly Shipley | |
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Shipley in 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | |
| In office January 23, 2006 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rose-Marie Ur |
| Succeeded by | Lianne Rood |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture | |
| In office October 24, 2013 – August 2, 2015 | |
| Minister | Gerry Ritz |
| Preceded by | Merv Tweed |
| Succeeded by | Pat Finnigan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 22, 1947 Middlesex Centre, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Barb Shipley |
| Residence | Middlesex, Ontario |
Beverly Shipley (born June 22, 1947) is a retired Canadian politician in Ontario who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex from 2006 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party.
Shipley ran in the 2004 election for the Conservatives in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex but lost to incumbent Rose-Marie Ur of the Liberal Party of Canada by only 164 votes. Shipley won the seat in 2006 after Ur did not seek re-election, and was re-elected in 2008, 2011, and 2015. Shipley announced on July 9, 2018, that he would not be running in the 2019 federal election.