Rechie Valdez
Rechie Valdez | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Gender Equality | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Marci Ien (Women and Gender Equality and Youth) |
| Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism) | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Gerry Ritz (Minister of State) |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Mona Fortier |
| Succeeded by | Mark Gerretsen |
| Minister of Small Business | |
| In office July 26, 2023 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Mary Ng |
| Succeeded by | Position discontinued |
| Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gagan Sikand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rechie Aileen Salazar September 17, 1980 Kitwe, Zambia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor |
| Profession | Politician |
Rechie Aileen Valdez (née Salazar, born September 17, 1980) is a Canadian entrepreneur, television personality, and politician, currently serving in the Cabinet of Canada as Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism). She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 federal election representing Mississauga—Streetsville as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. She is the first Filipino Canadian woman, and second Filipino Canadian after former Manitoba Liberal MP Rey Pagtakhan, to be elected as a Member of Parliament in Canada and Cabinet Minister.