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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![]() Freeland in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
On 17 January 2025, Freeland announced her candidacy for Leader of the Liberal Party in the 2025 leadership election.[9]