Kirsty Duncan

Kirsty Duncan
Duncan in 2019
Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
In office
November 20, 2019 – December 3, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byChris Bittle
Succeeded bySherry Romanado
Minister of Science and Sport
In office
November 4, 2015 – November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byHerself (Sport and Persons with Disabilities)
Ed Holder (Science and Technology)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
In office
January 25, 2018 – July 18, 2018
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byKent Hehr
Succeeded byHerself (Sport)
Carla Qualtrough (Persons with Disabilities)
Member of Parliament
for Etobicoke North
In office
October 14, 2008 – April 27, 2025
Preceded byRoy Cullen
Succeeded byJohn Zerucelli
Personal details
BornKirsty Ellen Duncan
(1966-10-31)October 31, 1966
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 26, 2026(2026-01-26) (aged 59)
PartyLiberal
SpouseSven Spengemann
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BA)
University of Edinburgh (PhD)
ProfessionGeographer, professor, politician
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Kirsty Ellen Duncan PC (October 31, 1966 – January 26, 2026) was a Canadian politician and medical geographer who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North from 2008 to 2025.

In her professional career, she published a book about her 1998 expedition to uncover the cause of the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. A member of the Liberal Party, Duncan served in the Justin Trudeau government as the deputy leader of the government in the House of Commons from 2019 to 2021, as minister of science and sport from 2015 to 2019, and as minister of persons with disabilities in 2018. She did not seek re-election in the 2025 federal election.