Derwyn Shea

Derwyn Shea
Derwyn Shea
MPP for High Park-Swansea
In office
1995–1999
Preceded by Elaine Ziemba
Succeeded by riding abolished, rolled into parts of Davenport, Parkdale—High Park, York South—Weston
Personal details
Born 1937
Hamilton, Ontario
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence Toronto
Occupation Church rector
Religion Anglican

Derwyn Shea (born 1937) is an Anglican Church of Canada clergyman and a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a municipal politician in the city of Toronto for 12 years, and sat as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999, representing the riding of High Park-Swansea.

Shea was educated at the University of Toronto, the University of Western Ontario,and Laurentian University receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree (magna cum laude), a Master of Arts degree in urban history and structure, a Dip.Th (Huron College), a Th.B (American Divinity) and a Doctor of Divinity (Canada College), honorus causa. His pastoral clinical studies were taken at McMaster University. He is an ordained Anglican priest, and worked in the dioceses of Saskatchewan, Algoma and Toronto before entering politics. He founded the Eastview Neighbourhood Association for latchkey youth in Toronto's east end, and was co-author of the benchmark East Toronto Deanery Study. He was the first Canadian to receive a Fellowship from the Academy of Parish Clergy, and was involved in Ugandan relief efforts.

Shea was a member of the city of Toronto's Planning Board from 1972 to 1982 including 4 years as chairman, when he was elected in his first attempt as senior alderman in Toronto's ward 1. From 1988 to 1994, he represented Toronto-High Park on the Metropolitan Toronto council. In the 1991 municipal election, Shea defeated NDP challenger David Miller.

In the 1995 provincial election, Shea defeated New Democratic Party cabinet minister and incumbent Elaine Ziemba by about 1,500 votes. He was a backbench member of Mike Harris's caucus for the next four years, serving as parliamentary assistant responsible for Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and then as parliamentary assistant for Citizenship, Culture, and Recreation. He retired from political activities in 1999, and returned to his position as rector of St. Clement's (Riverdale) Anglican Church.

During his career Shea served with a number of agencies, boards and commissions. He was a police commissioner and a commissioner of Toronto Hydro and served a number of hospital boards including Toronto General, Toronto Western, Princess Margaret and Runnymede Chronic Care. In 2000 Shea initiated and was later elected founding chairman of the Ontario Association of Former Parliamentarians.

In 1999 Shea was inducted as rector of St Hilda's parish in Toronto and Chairman and CEO of St Hilda's Towers, a 500 bed independent and assisted living seniors residence including extended convalescent care facilities. In 2002 he was installed as a canon in the Diocese of Toronto. He has also served as president of the Canadian National Exhibition, governor of Exhibition Place in Toronto, and as chair of the O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts.

In 2004, Shea endorsed Frank Klees's bid to lead the Ontario PC Party. In 2007 Shea was appointed by the government of Canada to the 9 member National Seniors Council and in the same year he completed his training with the International Elections Monitoring Institute.

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