About
Chrystia Freeland, born August 2, 1968 in Peace River, Alberta, is a Canadian politician, journalist, and author. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford (Rhodes Scholar), she worked as a journalist and senior editor for major outlets including the Financial Times and The Globe and Mail. She authored two books, including 'Plutocrats' (2012), which won the Lionel Gelber Prize and the National Business Book Award. Elected as a Member of Parliament in 2013, she served as Minister of International Trade, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance, becoming the first woman to hold that position in Canada. She played a key role in negotiating CETA and USMCA.
* 1968-08-02
Major works
- Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution (2000)non-fiction
- Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else (2012)non-fiction
Key milestones
- 2013Elected Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre in a by-election.
- 2020Becomes Canada's first female Minister of Finance.
- 2025Runs for Liberal Party leadership, finishes second to Mark Carney.
Themes
Canadian politicsInternational tradeEconomic inequalityJournalismDiplomacy
Sources: ourcommons.ca · gelber.munkschool.utoronto.ca · chathamhouse.org