Gwyn Shea

{{Short description|American politician (born 1937)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Gwyn Shea

|order =

|office = 103rd Secretary of State of Texas

|term_start = January 7, 2002

|term_end = August 14, 2003

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|8|3}}

|birth_place =

|governor = Rick Perry

|predecessor = Henry Cuellar

|successor = Geoff Connor

|state_house2 = Texas

|district2 = 98th

|term_start2 = 3 January 1983

|term_end2 = 3 January 1993

|preceded2 =

|succeeded2 = Nancy Moffat

|residence = Irving, Texas

|profession = Businesswoman

|alma_mater = North Texas State University
Dallas Baptist University

|party = Republican

|spouse = John Joseph Shea

|children = 2

}}

Gwyn Clarkston Shea (born August 3, 1937) is an American politician from Texas. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the Texas State Representative for the 98th district from 1983 to 1993.{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeleaders/members/memberdisplay.cfm?memberID=414 |title=Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile |publisher=Lrl.texas.gov |date= |accessdate=2019-10-15}}{{cite web |url=https://www.untsystem.edu/leadership/board-regents/gwyn-shea |title=Gwyn Shea | UNT System |publisher=Untsystem.edu |date= |accessdate=2019-10-15 |archive-date=2019-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015034215/https://www.untsystem.edu/leadership/board-regents/gwyn-shea |url-status=dead }} Shea also served as the 103rd Secretary of State of Texas from 2002 to 2003 under Governor Rick Perry. She was appointed to the office following the resignation of Henry Cuellar.{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Governor-names-Gwyn-Shea-secretary-of-state-2063333.php |title=Governor names Gwyn Shea secretary of state - Houston Chronicle |publisher=Chron.com |date=2001-12-07 |accessdate=2019-10-15}}