Maryam Monsef

Maryam Monsef
مریم منصف
Monsef in 2016
Minister for Women and Gender Equality[a]
In office
January 10, 2017 – October 26, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byPatty Hajdu
Succeeded byMarci Ien
Minister of Rural Economic Development
In office
November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byBernadette Jordan
Succeeded byGudie Hutchings
Minister of International Development
In office
March 1, 2019 – November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byMarie-Claude Bibeau
Succeeded byKarina Gould
Minister of Democratic Institutions
In office
November 4, 2015 – February 1, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byPierre Poilievre
Succeeded byKarina Gould
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
In office
November 4, 2015 – January 10, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byDenis Lebel
Succeeded byKarina Gould
Member of Parliament
for Peterborough—Kawartha
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byDean Del Mastro (2014)
Succeeded byMichelle Ferreri
Personal details
Born
Maryam Monsefzadeh[1]

(1984-11-07) November 7, 1984 (age 39)
Mashhad, Iran
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Alma materTrent University

Maryam Monsef PC (Persian: مریم منصف, born Monsefzadeh;[1] November 7, 1984) is an Afghan Canadian politician. She served as the member of Parliament for the riding of Peterborough—Kawartha from 2015 to 2021 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

A member of the 29th Canadian Ministry, she served as the Minister for Women and Gender Equality from 2017 to 2021, as Minister of Rural Economic Development from 2019 to 2021, and as Minister of International Development in 2019. She also served as Minister of Democratic Institutions and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada from 2015 to 2017. Monsef was defeated in her riding in the 2021 federal election.


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  1. ^ a b Décoste, Rachel (September 27, 2016). "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maryam Monsef?". HuffPost. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.