Maryam Monsef

The Honourable Maryam Monsef PC
مریم منصف
Monsef in 2016
Minister for Women and Gender Equality[a]
In office January 10, 2017 – October 26, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Patty Hajdu
Succeeded by	Marci Ien
Minister of Rural Economic Development
In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Bernadette Jordan
Succeeded by	Gudie Hutchings
Minister of International Development
In office March 1, 2019 – November 20, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Marie-Claude Bibeau
Succeeded by	Karina Gould
Minister of Democratic Institutions
In office November 4, 2015 – February 1, 2017
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Pierre Poilievre
Succeeded by	Karina Gould
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
In office November 4, 2015 – January 10, 2017
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Denis Lebel
Succeeded by	Karina Gould
Member of Parliament for Peterborough—Kawartha
In office October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Dean Del Mastro (2014)
Succeeded by	Michelle Ferreri
Personal details
Born	Maryam Monsefzadeh[1] (1984-11-07) November 7, 1984 (age 39) Mashhad, Iran
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Trent University

Maryam Monsef PC (Persian: مریم منصف) (born Monsefzadeh;^[1] November 7, 1984) is a former 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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