Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly | |
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Joly in 2025 | |
| Minister of Industry Registrar General of Canada | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Anita Anand |
| Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Pascale St-Onge |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Marc Garneau |
| Succeeded by | Anita Anand |
| Minister of International Development | |
| In office March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Hussen |
| Succeeded by | Randeep Sarai |
| Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Navdeep Bains (Economic Development) Herself (Official Languages) |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ng (Economic Development) Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Official Languages) |
| Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Navdeep Bains |
| Succeeded by | Patty Hajdu |
| Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie | |
| In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
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| Succeeded by | Herself (as Minister for Official Languages) |
| Minister of Canadian Heritage | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – July 18, 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Shelly Glover |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Rodríguez |
| Member of Parliament for Ahuntsic-Cartierville | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Mourani (Ahuntsic) |
| Leader of Vrai changement pour Montréal | |
| In office September 4, 2013 – September 5, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Lorraine Pagé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Vrai changement pour Montréal (municipal) |
| Spouse | Félix Marzell |
| Relatives | Carole-Marie Allard (stepmother), Jean-Sébastien Joly (brother) |
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| Awards | Chevening Scholarship |
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Mélanie Joly (French pronunciation: [melani ʒɔli]; born January 16, 1979) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has been Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions since May 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Joly has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Ahuntsic-Cartierville since 2015. She has held a number of portfolios including Canadian heritage, tourism, foreign affairs, and La Francophonie.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Joly graduated from Université de Montréal and Brasenose College, Oxford. Joly ran for mayor of Montreal in the 2013 Montreal municipal election, placing second behind eventual winner Denis Coderre.