Celina Caesar-Chavannes | |
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![]() Caesar-Chavannes in 2021 | |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Whitby | |
In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Pat Perkins |
Succeeded by | Ryan Turnbull |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development | |
In office January 26, 2017 – August 31, 2018 | |
Minister | Marie-Claude Bibeau |
Preceded by | Karina Gould |
Succeeded by | Kamal Khera |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
In office December 2, 2015 – January 26, 2017 | |
Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Paul Calandra |
Succeeded by | Peter Schiefke |
Personal details | |
Born | Pomme Rose, St. David's, Grenada | June 24, 1974
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (2015–2019) |
Spouse | Vidal Chavannes |
Residence(s) | Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | New College, Toronto (BSc) University of Phoenix (MBA) |
Profession | Entrepreneur, Author |
Celina R. Caesar-Chavannes (born June 24, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Whitby in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. Elected as a Liberal in the 2015 federal election,[1] she later sat as an independent member. Caesar-Chavannes also unsuccessfully ran in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election, placing thirty-ninth out of 102 candidates.[2]
As a member of the Liberal caucus, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister in December 2015[3] and served in that role until January 26, 2017, when she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development.[4] On August 31, 2018, Caesar-Chavannes returned to the backbenches after the Prime Minister decided to shuffle his parliamentary secretaries.[5] On March 2, 2019, Caesar-Chavannes announced that she would not be seeking re-election in 2019[6] and almost three weeks later, on March 20, the Prime Minister's Office announced that she had decided to resign from the Liberal caucus.[7]