Catherine McKenna

The Honourable Catherine McKenna PC
McKenna in 2016
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	François-Philippe Champagne
Succeeded by	Dominic LeBlanc (as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities)
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
In office November 4, 2015 – November 20, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Leona Aglukkaq
Succeeded by	Jonathan Wilkinson
Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre
In office October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Paul Dewar
Succeeded by	Yasir Naqvi
Personal details
Born	Catherine Mary McKenna (1971-08-05) August 5, 1971 (age 53) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Scott Gilmore ​ (sep. 2019)​ Peter MacLeod ​ (m. 2024)​
Children	3
Residence(s)	The Glebe, Ottawa
Alma mater	University of Toronto (BA) London School of Economics (MSc) McGill University (LLB)
Profession	Lawyer
Website	climateandnature.com

Catherine Mary McKenna PC (born August 5, 1971) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, McKenna was the minister of environment and climate change from 2015 to 2019 and minister of infrastructure and communities from 2019 to 2021. She was the member of Parliament (MP) for Ottawa Centre from 2015 to 2021, but decided not to seek reelection in the 2021 federal election.

After leaving politics, McKenna founded the Climate and Nature Solutions advisory firm, became a visiting fellow at Columbia University, and served as the chair of the United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities.