Ian Shugart was appointed to the Senate in September 2022 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, after a career in government spanning over 40 years.
Ian Shugart’s children: Does Ian Shugart have kids?
Ian Shugart does not have kids yet. Shugart moved to the public service in 1991 and served as executive director of the Medical Research Council — which became the Canadian Institutes of Health Research — from 1993 to 1997.
He went on to serve as a deputy minister in the departments of health, environment, employment, social development, and foreign affairs, under governments led by Jean Chretien, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, and Justin Trudeau.
Shugart was a policy adviser to Progressive Conservative leaders Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney from 1980 to 1984 when Clark and Mulroney were leaders of the Official Opposition. After the PCs formed the government, Shugart became a senior adviser to Jake Epp, who served as minister of national health and welfare and then minister of energy, mines, and resources.