About Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has been serving as the Minister of Industry, Registrar General of Canada, and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions since May 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Joly represents the Montreal-area riding of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in the House of Commons, taking office as a member of Parliament (MP) following the 2015 federal election. She has held a number of portfolios including Canadian heritage, tourism, foreign affairs, and La Francophonie. Joly ran for mayor of Montreal in the 2013 Montreal municipal election, placing second behind eventual winner Denis Coderre. Joly won the riding with 47.5 per cent of the vote, unseating incumbent Maria Mourani. In 2010, she became the first Quebecer to receive the Arnold Edinborough award, which recognizes philanthropic involvement within the Canadian cultural community. Along with her colleagues, she founded Generation of Ideas, which is a political forum for 25- to 35-year-olds. She founded a new party, Vrai changement pour Montréal, to support her candidacy with her personal friends.
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