Chrystia Freeland
Christina Alexandra "Chrystia" Freeland (born August 2, 1968 in Peace River, Alberta) is a Canadian politician of the Liberal Party of Canada. She has been the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada since 2019.
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| 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office November 20, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Anne McLellan[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Finance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office August 18, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bill Morneau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for University—Rosedale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Riding established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Christina Alexandra Freeland August 2, 1968[1] Peace River, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Graham Bowley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ged Baldwin (great-uncle)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Summerhill,[3] Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Harvard University (BA) St Antony's College, Oxford (MSt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Rhodes Scholarship (1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Freeland has been a member of parliament since 2013. From 2015 to 2017 she was also minister of trade and the minister of foreign affairs from 2017 to 2019.
Previously she was a freelance journalist. She has written several non-fiction books.[4]
Notes
- This position was vacant from February 6, 2006, until November 20, 2019.
References
- Chrystia Freeland – Parliament of Canada biography
- Baldwin, Gerald William. "Gerald William Baldwin". Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- "The Honourable Chrystia Freeland". Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Website.
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