Karen Kraft Sloan (born 3 April 1952) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004. By career, she is a teacher and consultant. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Sloan first won election to Parliament for the York—Simcoe electoral district during the 1993 federal election. The 1997 and 2000 general elections saw her return to Parliament in the York North riding, which was formed after a restructuring of electoral district boundaries. Sloan thus served in the 35th, 36th, and 37th Canadian Parliaments. After retiring from politics in 2004, she was appointed as Canada's Ambassador for the Environment on 16 February 2005. The appointment was announced by Stéphane Dion and Pierre Pettigrew who were respectively the Canadian Ministers of Environment and Foreign Affairs at the time. Education 1977: Bachelor of Arts (BA): University of Windsor 1982: Bachelor of Administrative Studies (BAdmin): Brock University 1990: Master of Environmental Studies (MES): York University External links 1952 births Living people Brock University alumni Politicians from Kitchener, Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario University of Windsor alumni York University alumni Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Women in Ontario politics 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians