title: Dianne Brushett
text: # Dianne Brushett
  
  Dianne Brushett (October 11, 1942 – July 11, 2017) was a Canadian politician.
  
  ## Education
  
  She has her master's degree in Atlantic Canada Studies from St. Mary's University, and received her Canadian Securities license after leaving government in 1997.
  
  ## Career
  
  She co-founded and managed Dominion Biologicals Ltd. until 1990.
  
  ## Political career
  
  Brushett was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and a former Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Cumberland—Colchester from 1993 to 1997. She served as the Atlantic Regional Assistant Whip while in Parliament. Brushett ran again in the 2000 and 2004 federal elections, but was defeated both times. She previously served as the president of the Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Liberal Association, ending in 2007.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Brushett was divorced and had two children, Sean Brushett and Samara Brushett Richardson. She was a cancer survivor and lived in Truro, Nova Scotia. She died there on July 11, 2017, at the age of 74, having been diagnosed with leukemia 14 months prior.
  
  