Chrystia Freeland

The Honourable

Chrystia Freeland

PC MP
Freeland in 2023
10th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
In office
November 20, 2019 – December 16, 2024
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byAnne McLellan (2006)[a]
Member of Parliament
for University—Rosedale
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding established
Member of Parliament
for Toronto Centre
In office
November 24, 2013 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byBob Rae
Succeeded byBill Morneau
Ministerial offices held
Minister of Finance
In office
August 18, 2020 – December 16, 2024
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byBill Morneau
Succeeded byDominic LeBlanc
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
In office
November 20, 2019 – August 18, 2020
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byDominic LeBlanc
Succeeded byDominic LeBlanc
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
January 10, 2017 – November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byStéphane Dion
Succeeded byFrançois-Philippe Champagne
Minister of International Trade
In office
November 4, 2015 – January 10, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byEd Fast
Succeeded byFrançois-Philippe Champagne
Personal details
Born
Christina Alexandra Freeland[1]

(1968-08-02) August 2, 1968 (age 56)
Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Graham Bowley
Children3
RelativesMichael Chomiak (maternal grandfather)
John-Paul Himka (uncle)
Ged Baldwin (great-uncle)
ResidenceSummerhill, Toronto, Ontario
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
St Antony's College, Oxford (MSt)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • journalist
  • author
AwardsRhodes Scholarship (1993)
Websitehttps://www.chrystiafreelandmp.com/

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.

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]

On 17 January 2025, Freeland announced her candidacy for Leader of the Liberal Party in the 2025 leadership election.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ This position was vacant from February 6, 2006, until November 20, 2019.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "The Honourable Chrystia Freeland". Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Website.
  3. ↑ Aiello, Rachel (December 16, 2024). "Finance minister quits cabinet hours before economic update". ctvnews.ca.
  4. ↑ Gillies, Rob (16 December 2024). "Canada's finance minister resigns as Prime Minister Trudeau deals with declining popularity". Associated Press.
  5. ↑ "Canada deputy PM quits in tariff rift with Trudeau". France 24. 17 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Lord, Craig (December 10, 2024). "Chrystia Freeland will give fall economic statement on Dec. 16". globalnews.ca.
  7. ↑ Minister Chrystia Freeland on pension funds, Trump’s tariff threat. youtube.com. CPAC. December 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Chrystia Freeland confirms she is running for Liberal leader". CBC News. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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