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Chrystia Freeland is a prominent Canadian politician and journalist, currently serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance. Born on August 2, 1968, in Peace River, Alberta, she was educated at Harvard University and later studied at the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship. Freeland first entered politics in 2013 when she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre. She subsequently represented the University—Rosedale riding after the 2015 federal election.

Freeland has held several key positions in the Canadian government, including Minister of International Trade from 2015 to 2017, where she successfully negotiated the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union. From January 2017 to November 2019, she served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, leading the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In November 2019, she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, playing a crucial role in Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, she made history as the first woman to serve as Minister of Finance in Canada.

Freeland is also an accomplished author, having written two notable books: Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else (2012), which examines wealth inequality, and Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution (2000), focusing on Russia’s political landscape. Her work has earned her recognition as a leading voice on international relations and economic policy. Freeland speaks five languages—English, French, Russian, Ukrainian, and Italian—and resides in Toronto with her husband and three children.