Chrystia Freeland: Canadian politician and writer
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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_(cropped).jpg) Freeland in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office November 20, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Anne McLellan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Peace River, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Graham Bowley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ged Baldwin (great-uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Summerhill, 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.
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