Chrystia Freeland is a prominent Canadian politician and journalist, currently serving as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance for the Canadian government. Born in 1968, Freeland is the eldest of three sisters and grew up in a Ukrainian-Canadian family in Peace River, Alberta. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and went on to work as a journalist for various publications including The Financial Times and The Globe and Mail.

Freeland’s career in politics began in 2013 when she was elected as a member of Parliament for the Liberal Party of Canada. In 2015, she was appointed as Minister of International Trade, where she played a key role in negotiating the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union. After serving in various ministerial positions, including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Freeland was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in 2019.

Aside from her political career, Freeland is also a best-selling author, with books such as “Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else” and “Sale of the Century: Russia’s Wild Ride from Communism to Capitalism” under her belt. She is known for her expertise in economic and international affairs, and her contributions to journalism and Canadian