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Diane Stratas

Canadian politician (1932–2023)

Summary

Canadian politician (1932–2023)

Field	Value
name	Diane Stratas
imagesize	150px
riding	Scarborough Centre
term_start	1979
term_end	1980
successor	Norm Kelly
party	Progressive Conservative
birth_date
birth_place	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
death_date
profession	Politician, businesswoman
spouse	William Stratas

Diane Rose Stratas (28 December 1932 – 4 May 2023) was a Canadian politician and businesswoman. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1980.

Background

Stratas was a businesswoman and community service volunteer by career. She was the middle daughter of immigrants from a village named Kastri om Greece who lived in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She was married to retired veterinarian, William J. Stratas, who died in 2013. In December 2009, her second son, David Stratas, was appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, based in Ottawa.

Politics

Stratas represented the newly formed Ontario constituency of Scarborough Centre, which she won by a comfortable margin in the 1979 federal election. In September 1979, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State, David MacDonald.

After serving one term, the 31st Canadian Parliament, she was defeated in the 1980 federal election by Norm Kelly of the Liberal Party. Following this defeat, she was elected national secretary of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. She did not run for federal office in the 1984 federal election but instead supported the candidacy of Pauline Browes.

After politics

In 1987, she was appointed to the national Refugee Status Advisory Committee but resigned within three months. She felt uncomfortable accepting a "political patronage appointment" and that federal policy was presenting additional difficulties for refugees.

Stratas died on 4 May 2023, at the age of 90.

References

Cherry, Zena. (14 August 1981). "Zoe shows style at Greek luncheon". [[The Globe and Mail]].
(1 June 1984). "Tories nominate Browes for Scarborough Centre". [[The Globe and Mail]].
Ward, Olivia. (30 August 1987). "Canada's refugee system called 'irrational'". [[Toronto Star]].
"Diane Rose Stratas".

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