Kirsty Duncan
Kirsty Ellen Duncan PC MP (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadian politician and medical geographer from Ontario, Canada. Duncan has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North since 2008, and she served as deputy leader of the government in the House of Commons from 2019 to 2021. Duncan has previously served as minister of science and minister of sport and persons with disabilities. She has published a book about her 1998 expedition to uncover the cause of the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic.
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan PC MP | |
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| Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – December 3, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Chris Bittle |
| Succeeded by | Sherry Romanado |
| Minister of Science and Sport | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Herself (Sport and Persons with Disabilities) Ed Holder (Science and Technology) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities | |
| In office January 25, 2018 – July 18, 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Kent Hehr |
| Succeeded by | Herself (Sport) Carla Qualtrough (Persons with Disabilities) |
| Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North | |
| Assumed office October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Cullen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kirsty Ellen Duncan October 31, 1966 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Richmond Gardens, Etobicoke, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA) University of Edinburgh (PhD) |
| Profession | Geographer, professor, politician |
| Website | kirstyduncan |
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