Catherine McKenna

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Catherine Mary McKenna PC (born August 5, 1971 in Hamilton , Ontario ) is a Canadian politician of the Liberal Party of Canada . In 2015, she was appointed Minister for Environment and Climate Change in the 29th Canadian Cabinet, under the direction of Justin Trudeau . She has been Minister for Infrastructure and Local Affairs since 2019.

life and career

Catherine McKenna attended the University of Toronto and studied French and International Relations . After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1994, she made a documentary in Asia: Real Travels: 60 days in Indonesia . McKenna earned a Master of Science degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics in 1996 and then graduated from McGill University with a degree in law , which she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1999 . McKenna was the captain of the swim team while studying at the University of Toronto. She trained and competed with the National Capital YMCA Masters Swim Team.

After completing her studies, McKenna worked as a lawyer in Canada and Indonesia, as a UN negotiator during the United Nations mission in East Timor and as a lecturer at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Among other things, she worked for the law firm Stikeman Elliott LLP in the field of competition law. McKenna is also a co-founder of the non-profit organization Level Justice .

In 2015, Catherine McKenna was elected the first female MP in the Ottawa Center constituency to be elected to the House of Commons in Canada, with 42.7 percent of the vote , and was appointed Minister for Environment and Climate Change. In the 2019 general election , she was able to defend her seat in the lower house with 48.5 percent of the vote. In a cabinet reorganization in November 2019 following the election, McKenna was appointed Minister of Infrastructure and Local Affairs. Her successor in the Ministry of Environment was Jonathan Wilkinson .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Anita Balakrishnan: Catherine McKenna: A product of her environment. In: Canadian Lawyer. October 7, 2019, accessed February 16, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c Biography | Catherine McKenna | 2019 Federal Liberal Candidate for Ottawa Center. Retrieved November 7, 2019 (Canadian English).
  3. ^ Election results 2015 at Elections Canada
  4. ↑ Minority government: Canada's prime minister introduces new cabinet . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed December 3, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Election results 2019 at CBC / Radio-Canada
  6. ↑ Rachel Aiello: Trudeau shaking up his cabinet, several ministers getting new portfolios. CTV News Channel , November 19, 2020, accessed February 16, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME McKenna, Catherine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McKenna, Catherine Mary (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian liberal politician
DATE OF BIRTH 5th August 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton , Ontario