Overview

• Prince Edward Island’s Premier’s Office confirmed Shea’s death on Aug. 21 without releasing details about the time or place.
• She served in Stephen Harper’s cabinet as minister of Fisheries and Oceans and minister of National Revenue, and at times oversaw ACOA.
• She represented the federal riding of Egmont from 2008 to 2015, becoming its first non-Liberal MP in 28 years.
• Before entering federal politics, she spent seven years as a P.E.I. MLA and became the province’s first female transportation minister.
• Premier Rob Lantz and Liberal MP Bobby Morrissey issued public tributes, and funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.