Rachel Bendayan
Rachel Bendayan | |
|---|---|
Bendayan in 2018 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| Assumed office June 5, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
| In office March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Marc Miller |
| Succeeded by | Lena Diab |
| Minister of Official Languages | |
| In office December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Associate Minister of Public Safety | |
| In office December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Minister | David McGuinty |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Outremont | |
| Assumed office February 25, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Mulcair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 10, 1980 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Outremont, Quebec |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Rachel Bendayan (born May 10, 1980) is a Canadian politician who served as the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship from March to May 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Bendayan was elected to the House of Commons following a by-election on February 25, 2019, serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Outremont.
Bendayan worked as a lawyer before entering politics. She ran in Outremont during the 2015 federal election, where she placed second to Thomas Mulcair, the leader of the Official Opposition and New Democratic Party (NDP). Following Mulcair's resignation as MP, a by-election was held in February 2019, where Bendayan flipped the seat for the Liberal Party. She was subsequently re-elected in the October general election, and in 2021.