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'''Sheila Copps''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|PC}} (born November 27, 1952) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former [[politician]]. She was the [[deputy Prime Minister of Canada]] from 1993 to 1997. She was also a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] and a [[Member of Provincial Parliament]] (MPP) in the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]]. While [[Jean Chrétien]] was [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]], she was a member of his [[Cabinet of Canada|cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2016/09/23/november-1993-hamilton-s-sheila-copps-named-first-woman-deputy-prime-minister.html|title=November 1993: Hamilton's Sheila Copps named first woman deputy prime minister|date=September 23, 2016|work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>

Copps tried to become the leader of both the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] and the [[Canadian federalism|federal]] [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] but she failed both times.

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==Other websites==
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* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=11520}}

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[[Category:1952 births]]
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