Age, Biography and Wiki
Shelley Wark-Martyn was born on 11 January, 1963 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, is a Canadian politician. Discover Shelley Wark-Martyn's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
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| Occupation |
Nurse, social worker |
| Age |
61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
11 January 1963 |
| Birthday |
11 January |
| Birthplace |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Nationality |
Calgary, Alberta
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She is a member of famous worker with the age 61 years old group.
Shelley Wark-Martyn Height, Weight & Measurements
At 61 years old, Shelley Wark-Martyn height not available right now. We will update Shelley Wark-Martyn's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Shelley Wark-Martyn's Husband?
Her husband is Kelly Martyn
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Kelly Martyn |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Shelley Wark-Martyn Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shelley Wark-Martyn worth at the age of 61 years old? Shelley Wark-Martyn’s income source is mostly from being a successful worker. She is from Calgary, Alberta. We have estimated Shelley Wark-Martyn's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
worker |
Shelley Wark-Martyn Social Network
Timeline
Shelley Wark-Martyn (born January 11, 1963) is a former politician from Ontario, Canada.
In 1987 she received an injury in the workplace that ended her nursing career.
She received a small disability pension from the Worker's Compensation Board.
She is married to Kelly with whom she has two children, Kurtis and Erika.
She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
She represented the riding of Port Arthur.
She served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.
She was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Taras Kozyra by 1,034 votes in the Northern Ontario riding of Port Arthur.
The NDP won a majority government and Wark-Martyn was appointed as Rae's first Minister of Revenue on October 1, 1990.
In November, Wark-Martyn introduced a bill to ensure that GST would not be stacked on top of provincial tax.
In December, she was featured as part of "Women of the Year" on the cover of Chatelaine magazine along with ten other women cabinet ministers.
During her tenure as Revenue minister she dealt with such issues as a proposed market value assessment property tax system for Toronto, giving tax breaks to border communities to stem the flow of cross border shoppers and collecting tax on goods that shoppers bring back across the border.
She also studied a possible harmonization of the GST with provincial sales tax.
In February 1993, Bob Rae drastically reduced the size of his cabinet.
The Revenue Minister position was abolished and Wark-Martyn was transferred to Minister without portfolio responsible for Education and Training, assisting Education Minister Dave Cooke.
On June 17, 1993, she was reassigned as a minister without portfolio responsible for health, assisting Health Minister Ruth Grier.
In early 1995, Wark-Martyn announced that Lakehead University and Confederation College would be receiving almost one million dollars in grants to develop programs and services to aboriginal people.
The NDP were defeated in the provincial election of 1995, and Wark-Martyn lost her seat to Liberal Michael Gravelle by almost 7,000 votes.
In 1997 she was elected to the council of Oliver Township in the metro area of Thunder Bay in 1997.
In 1999, she was appointed to the Capital Regional Health Board.
In 2004, Wark-Martyn began working in Calgary, Alberta for Bayshore Home Health, a home-delivery health-care service.
Before this, she had worked in sales marketing for The Pampered Chef.
In the latter case, this wasn't adopted until 2010.
She became involved in the Alberta Liberal Party, eventually running for the presidency of the party and winning that position in May 2014.
Almost two decades later, she served as president of the Alberta Liberal Party stepping down in order to run in Calgary-Currie as a Liberal candidate in the 2015 provincial election.
Wark-Martyn was a social worker and registered nurse before entering political life.
She was the party's candidate for the riding of Calgary-Currie in the 2015 provincial election, placing fourth with 7.7% of the vote.
