Melissa Lantsman | |
|---|---|
 Lantsman in the House of Commons, 2024 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office September 13, 2022 Serving with Tim Uppal | |
| Leader | Pierre Poilievre |
| Preceded by | Luc Berthold |
| Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| Assumed office September 13, 2022 Serving with Tim Uppal | |
| President | Robert Batherson |
| Leader | Pierre Poilievre |
| Preceded by | Luc Berthold |
| Shadow Minister of Transport | |
| In office November 9, 2021 – October 12, 2022 | |
| Leader | Erin O'Toole Candice Bergen Pierre Poilievre |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Kusie |
| Succeeded by | Mark Strahl |
| Member of Parliament for Thornhill | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Kent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1984 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative (federal) Progressive Conservative (provincial) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA) University of Ottawa |
| Occupation | Politician, public relations executive, political strategist |
Melissa Lantsman MP (born April 8, 1984) is a Canadian politician and public relations executive who serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Thornhill since 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, she is the party's co-deputy leader and the co-deputy leader of the Official Opposition, serving with Tim Uppal.[1] Lantsman is the first openly gay and first Jewish woman ever elected as a Conservative MP.[2] Upon Pierre Poilievre's election as Conservative Leader, he named Lantsman one of two deputy leaders along with Uppal.[3]
Lantsman previously worked as a communications advisor to several cabinet members in the 28th Canadian Ministry of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. She was a senior advisor to the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Ontario and its chief spokesperson during the 2018 Ontario provincial election.[4] Lantsman was previously the national vice president of Public Affairs at Enterprise Canada, a strategic communications firm.[5]
In 2020, upon Peter Kent's retirement from Parliament, Lantsman announced her intention to seek the federal Conservative nomination in Thornhill.[6] She defeated the incumbent PC member of Provincial Parliament (MPP), Gila Martow, to become the riding's PC candidate on March 17, 2021. Lantsman was elected to Parliament on September 20, 2021, and sworn into office on October 28. Since November of that year, she has served as the Opposition critic for transport in the Opposition Shadow Cabinet of Erin O'Toole. Lantsman was elected the vice-chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport and Infrastructure. Currently, Lantsman sits on the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship.[7]
- ^ "Conservative Melissa Lantsman takes Thornhill, which once belonged to Peter Kent". Toronto Star. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Benzie, Robert (November 23, 2020). "Key Premier Doug Ford allies battle for federal Tory nomination in Thornhill". Toronto Star.
- ^ John Paul Tasker (13 September 2022). "Poilievre unveils House of Commons leadership team that includes two LGBT MPs". CBC. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Sarick, Lila (November 27, 2020). "Martow, Lantsman Vie for Tory Nod in Thornhill". Canadian Jewish Record. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Melissa Lantsman Joins Enterprise as Vice President, National Public Affairs". Enterprise Canada. January 23, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Key Premier Doug Ford allies battle for federal Tory nomination in Thornhill". Toronto Star. November 23, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ House of Commons (April 19, 2024). "House of Commons Committees CACN". House of Commons. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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