The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, MP

Minister of Transport and Internal Trade

Represents the riding of University—Rosedale

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland is Canada’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre in 2013, then elected as the Member of Parliament for University—Rosedale in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 and 2021.

From 2015 to 2017, Minister Freeland served as Minister of International Trade, overseeing the successful negotiation of a free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union. From January 2017 to November 2019, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs, leading the successful renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and defending Canada’s interests during the first Trump administration. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, she also championed feminist foreign policy, the defence of Ukraine, peacekeeping, and the protection of human rights globally.

In 2019, Minister Freeland became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, where she helped lead Canada’s united response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her appointment as Minister of Finance in 2020 made her the first woman in Canadian history to hold the position. Her stewardship during and after the pandemic ensured a soft landing for the Canadian economy, protecting jobs and businesses, while preserving Canada’s triple-A credit rating and the lowest debt and deficit ratios in the G7. During this time, Minister Freeland also helped lead the global response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, including the seizure of frozen Russian Central Bank assets to support Ukraine. She was appointed as Minister of Transport and Internal Trade in 2025.

An esteemed journalist and author, Minister Freeland was born in Peace River, Alberta. She was educated at Harvard University before continuing her studies on a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford.

In 2018, Minister Freeland was recognized as Foreign Policy’s Diplomat of the Year. She has also been awarded the Eric M. Warburg Award by Atlantik-Brücke, for her achievements in strengthening Canada’s transatlantic ties. In 2020, she was awarded Freedom House’s Mark Palmer Prize in recognition of her years of work in championing democracy and human rights around the world. In 2025, she was also awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal for her defence of democracy and the rules-based international order.