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[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Finance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office August 18, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bill Morneau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Canadian 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]
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Enrique Peña Nieto, Donald Trump, and Justin Trudeau sign the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 30, 2018.
Freeland speaks at a 2018 press conference as Mike Pompeo and Jim Mattis look on.
Freeland speaks during an appearance with Ukrainian prime minister Volodymyr Groysman in 2019.
Freeland with Janet Yellen in 2021
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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.