Mona N. Fortier[4]PCMP(born August 26, 1972)[1][2][3]is aCanadianpolitician who previously served as thePresident of the Treasury Boardfrom 2021 to 2023. A member of theLiberal Party,Fortier has represented theelectoral districtofOttawa—Vaniersince winning the3 April 2017 by-election.She previously served as theassociate minister of financeandminister of middle class prosperity.Prior to her election, Fortier worked as Chief Director of Communications and Market Development forLa Cité Collégialein Ottawa.[6]
Mona Fortier | |
|---|---|
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jean-Yves Duclos |
| Succeeded by | Anita Anand |
| Minister of Middle Class Prosperity Associate Minister of Finance | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Randy Boissonault(Associate Minister of Finance) |
| Member of Parliament forOttawa—Vanier | |
| Assumed office April 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mauril Bélanger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1972[1][2][3] Ottawa,Ontario,Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Beacon HillSouth,[4]Ottawa[5] |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election:Ottawa—Vanier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mona Fortier | 28,462 | 49.0 | -2.2 | $92,344.95 | |||
| New Democratic | Lyse-Pascale Inamuco | 13,703 | 23.6 | +2.4 | $38,377.14 | |||
| Conservative | Heidi Jensen | 11,611 | 20.0 | +2.6 | $16,774.67 | |||
| People's | Jean-Jacques Desgranges | 1,855 | 3.2 | +1.5 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Christian Proulx | 1,816 | 3.1 | -4.4 | $8,354.08 | |||
| Libertarian | Daniel Elford | 248 | 0.4 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Free | Crystelle Bourguignon | 179 | 0.3 | – | $2.00 | |||
| Independent | Marie-Chantal TaiEl Leriche | 157 | 0.3 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,031 | – | – | $117,527.01 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 576 | |||||||
| Turnout | 58,607 | 65.80 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,069 | |||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election:Ottawa—Vanier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mona Fortier | 32,679 | 51.2 | 0 | $76,159.78 | |||
| New Democratic | Stéphanie Mercier | 13,516 | 21.2 | -7.5 | none listed | |||
| Conservative | Joel Bernard | 11,118 | 17.4 | +2 | $18,239.00 | |||
| Green | Oriana Ngabirano | 4,796 | 7.5 | +4.2 | $8,669.23 | |||
| People's | Paul Durst | 1,064 | 1.7 | $6,338.44 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Derek Miller | 229 | 0.4 | $0.00 | ||||
| Independent | Joel Altman | 211 | 0.3 | $281.93 | ||||
| Communist | Michelle Paquette | 115 | 0.2 | $496.90 | ||||
| Independent | Daniel James McHugh | 94 | 0.1 | $0.00 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Christian Legeais | 59 | 0.1 | $0.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,881 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 699 | |||||||
| Turnout | 64,580 | 71.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 91,015 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +3.75 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017:Ottawa—Vanier Death ofMauril Bélanger | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mona Fortier | 15,190 | 51.20 | −6.37 | ||||
| New Democratic | Emilie Taman | 8,523 | 28.73 | +9.48 | ||||
| Conservative | Adrian Paul Papara | 4,578 | 15.43 | −3.68 | ||||
| Green | Nira Dookeran | 987 | 3.33 | +0.26 | ||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 153 | 0.52 | |||||
| Libertarian | Damien Wilson | 137 | 0.46 | −0.33 | ||||
| Independent | Christina Wilson | 99 | 0.33 | |||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,667 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | - | |||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | 86,998 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | −7.91 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][failed verification] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^abGratton, Denis (April 7, 2017)."Le vieux rêve de Mona Fortier".Le Droit.RetrievedOctober 28,2019.(in French)
- ^ab@MonaFortier (August 26, 2022)."Minister Fortier's team here! Happy birthday to the best boss and the kindest human"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^ab@MonaFortier (August 26, 2021)."Thank you to my team, all my volunteers and everyone who reached out and sent me best wishes for my birthday today!"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^ab"Search For Contributions".Elections Canada.RetrievedJune 22,2021.
- ^"Official Voting Results".Elections Canada.RetrievedJanuary 23,2021.
- ^Vachet, Benjamin (April 3, 2017)."Ottawa-Vanier: Mona Fortier succède à Mauril Bélanger".TFO(in French).RetrievedApril 7,2017.
- ^"Official Voting Results".Elections Canada.RetrievedOctober 2,2021.
- ^"List of confirmed candidates".Elections Canada.RetrievedOctober 3,2019.
- ^"Election Night Results".Elections Canada.RetrievedNovember 2,2019.
- ^"Report on the 2017 by-elections".RetrievedNovember 21,2023.
External links
edit- Official Website
- Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister
- Mona Fortier – Parliament of Canada biography
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