Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly (born January 16, 1979) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. She is the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2021. She is a member of the Liberal Party.
Mélanie Joly | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Marc Garneau |
| Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Navdeep Bains (Economic Development) Herself (Official Languages) |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ng (Economic Development) Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Official Languages) |
| Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Navdeep Bains |
| Succeeded by | Patty Hajdu |
| Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie | |
| In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
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| Succeeded by | Herself (as Minister for Official Languages) |
| Minister of Canadian Heritage | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – July 18, 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Shelly Glover |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Rodríguez |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ahuntsic-Cartierville | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Mourani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Vrai changement pour Montréal (municipal) |
| Spouse(s) | Tuấn Le Thanh |
| Relations | Carole-Marie Allard (stepmother) |
| Residence | Le Plateau, Montreal[1] |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
| Awards | Chevening Scholarship |
Joly represents the Montreal area riding of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in the House of Commons since 2015.
Joly ran for mayor of Montreal in the 2013 elections, coming in second place.
Mélanie Joly Media
Joly and Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba in Phnom Penh, 2022
Joly with James Cleverly, Annalena Baerbock, Yoshimasa Hayashi and Antony Blinken at the 59th Munich Security Conference, 2023
References
- ↑ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-23.