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 was the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from 2019 until her resignation in 2024.
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| 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office November 20, 2019 – December 16, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Anne McLellan (2006)[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for University—Rosedale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Riding established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office November 24, 2013 – October 19, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bob Rae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bill Morneau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Christina Alexandra Freeland[1] August 2, 1968 Peace River, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Graham Bowley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Michael Chomiak (maternal grandfather) John-Paul Himka (uncle) Ged Baldwin (great-uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Summerhill, Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) St Antony's College, Oxford (MSt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Rhodes Scholarship (1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.chrystiafreelandmp.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[2]
On December 16, 2024, Freeland unexpectedly resigned from the Trudeau cabinet hours before she was to deliver the fall economic statement. She resigned because of disagreements with Trudeau on tax breaks, disbursements[3][4] and tariffs proposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Canadian goods.[5][6][7][8]
Notes
change- ↑ This position was vacant from February 6, 2006, until November 20, 2019.
References
change- ↑ Diebel, Linda (November 29, 2015). "How Chrystia Freeland became Justin Trudeau's first star". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ "The Honourable Chrystia Freeland". Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Website.
- ↑ Aiello, Rachel (December 16, 2024). "Finance minister quits cabinet hours before economic update". ctvnews.ca.
- ↑ Gillies, Rob (16 December 2024). "Canada's finance minister resigns as Prime Minister Trudeau deals with declining popularity". Associated Press.
- ↑ "Canada deputy PM quits in tariff rift with Trudeau". France 24. 17 December 2024.
- ↑ Lord, Craig (December 10, 2024). "Chrystia Freeland will give fall economic statement on Dec. 16". globalnews.ca.
- ↑ Minister Chrystia Freeland on pension funds, Trump’s tariff threat. youtube.com. CPAC. December 13, 2024.
- ↑ Major, Darren (2024-12-20). "Poilievre says House should be recalled as NDP vows to vote down Liberal government". CBC News. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
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