Former Ontario Liberal MP and Entrepreneur, Kim Rudd Passes Away at 66
Kim Rudd, who served as both an entrepreneur and Ontario Liberal Member of Parliament, has died at 66, leaving behind a legacy of public service and innovation.
A former Liberal Member of Parliament who represented the Southern Ontario riding, Kim Rudd passed away at the age of 66. An online obituary says Rudd died of ovarian cancer on Tuesday at a hospice in Cobourg, Ontario.
Rudd represented the newly formed riding of Northumberland-Peterborough South from 2015 to 2019. She also served as the parliamentary secretary to become the national resources minister.
Not only this, she was also chair of the Parliamentary Health Research Caucus and represented in the House of Commons Finance and Natural Resources Committee.
Justin Trudeau expressed his deep condolences to the family by posting on X saying, “Kim Rudd was a force. In everything she did, she always kept the betterment of her community—and betterment of Canada—in her heart. Her passing is a loss for us all, and my thoughts are with Tom and the entire Rudd family.”
“She advanced progress on important issues – from affordable housing to rural broadband to health care,” Trudeau said in a statement. “As parliamentary secretary to the minister of natural resources, she stood up for Canadian energy workers and helped move forward on climate action.”
Before joining politics, Rudd served as the President of the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce. She had an extensive career in public service and was involved in numerous local charitable organizations and sports groups.
Kim Rudd is survived by her husband Tom; daughters Alison and Stefanie; and four grandchildren.
Navneet Kaur