Emmanuella Lambropoulos

Emmanuella Lambropoulos (born September 12, 1990) is a Canadian politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Saint-Laurent since 2017.[3] A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, she was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election, succeeding Stéphane Dion.[3]

Emmanuella Lambropoulos
MP
Member of Parliament
for Saint-Laurent
Assumed office
April 3, 2017
Preceded byStéphane Dion
Personal details
BornSeptember 12, 1990 (1990-09-12) (age 33)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Parent(s)Athanasios Lambropoulos (father)
Matina Aerikos (mother)[1]
Residence(s)Saint-Laurent, Montreal[2]
Alma materMcGill University
ProfessionTeacher, Politician

A 26-year-old teacher from Rosemount High School at the time of her election, she won the Liberal nomination in an upset, defeating former provincial immigration minister Yolande James and future Liberal MNA Marwah Rizqy.[4]

Early life

Lambropoulos was born on September 12, 1990, and was raised in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montréal.[5][6] She attended Gardenview elementary school, LaurenHill Academy high school and Vanier College, where she received the Program Award upon graduation, awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in the Social Science (Psychology Major) Program. During her time at Vanier, Emmanuella was a member of the Vanier Key Society, a group composed of a talented group of students chosen for their high academic standing, strong communication skills and demonstrated leadership abilities.[7] She then graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Education in 2013, where she was the president of the McGill Hellenic Students Association.[5][6] She then became a teacher at Rosemount High School, where she taught French and history.[5] Most recently, Emmanuella Lambropoulos completed her Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership from McGill University.

Political career

Born and raised in Saint-Laurent, Emmanuella Lambropoulos has been representing the riding in the House of Commons since she was elected in the 2017 by-election. The seat in Saint-Laurent became available after the incumbent MP, Stéphane Dion, announced he would be leaving politics in January 2017, following a cabinet shuffle in which he lost his portfolio as foreign affairs minister.[8] Lambropoulos had previously volunteered on Dion's team.[5]

Lambropoulos won the Liberal nomination on March 8, 2017, against the favoured candidate, Yolande James. James had previously been a provincial cabinet minister with strong ties to the Liberal party. However, she came in third place.[9] Another likely candidate, Alan DeSousa, was not included on the ballot at all after being turned down by the Liberal Party.[9][10] Lambropoulos's campaign received strong support from the Greek community.[5][10]

She was officially elected as an MP in the Saint-Laurent by-election on April 3, 2017, with 59.1% of votes.[11] Ms. Lambropoulos has served on the parliamentary committees for Veterans Affairs (May 2017-Sept 2018), Status of Women (Sept 2017-Sept 2019), and Official Languages (Sept 2018-Sept 2019).[12] Her most frequently-discussed topics in Parliament are disabilities and the status of women.[13] As part of her work for the Status of Women committee, she has studied such issues as shelters and transition homes for women who are seeking to escape domestic violence, and barriers to women entering politics.[14] On the Official Languages committee, she advocates for anglophones as the minority language group in Québec.[15]

On October 21, 2019, she was elected with 58.9% of the popular vote.[16]

On September 20, 2021, she was elected with 59% of the votes.[17]

Personal life

Lambropoulos speaks English, French, and Greek.[18]

Committees
  • Veterans Affair from May 1, 2017, to September 19, 2018[19]
  • Status of Women from September 18, 2017, to September 11, 2019[20]
  • Official Languages from September 19, 2018, to November 19, 2020[21]
  • Industry, Science and Technology from February 5, 2020, to Present [22]
  • Public Safety from November 30, 2020, to Present[23]
  • COVID-19 Pandemic from April 20, 2020, to June 18, 2020[24]

On November 30, 2020, Emmanuella Lambropoulos became a member of the standing committee on Public Safety and National Security.[23] During one of her first meetings at the Public Safety and National Security committee, she asked the chair of the Centre for Cyber Security how Canadian companies who deal directly with state-owned enterprises can protect themselves from cyber threats.

Lambropoulos is said to have helped many organizations in her riding, one of them is Centre communauté Bon courage , an organization that offers services to the riding's neediest families, obtain a total grant of $37,000 from the Canada Summer Jobs program. This organization succeeded in hiring 12 people, including five animation positions at Painter Park, following a joint job offer with Lambropoulos' Youth Council.[25]

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Electoral record
2021 Canadian federal election: Saint-Laurent
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalEmmanuella Lambropoulos22,05659.1+0.5
ConservativeRichard Serour6,90218.5+1.1
New DemocraticNathan Devereaux4,05910.9+0.8
Bloc QuébécoisFlorence Racicot2,9728.0+0.9
People'sGregory Yablunovsky1,1823.2+2.0
Marxist–LeninistGinette Boutet1460.4+0.2
Total valid votes 37,31798.3
Total rejected ballots 6421.7
Turnout 37,95957.4
Eligible voters 66,181
Liberal hold Swing -0.3
Source: Elections Canada[30]
2019 Canadian federal election: Saint-Laurent
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalEmmanuella Lambropoulos23,52758.6-0.56none listed
ConservativeRichard Serour7,00517.4-2.12$27,597.55
New DemocraticMiranda Gallo4,06510.1+2.3$1,615.70
Bloc QuébécoisThérèse Miljours2,8457.1+2.19none listed
GreenGeorgia Kokotsis2,1505.4-2.59$2,581.91
People'sChristopher Mikus4841.2-none listed
Marxist–LeninistGinette Boutet710.2-$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,147100.0
Total rejected ballots 618
Turnout 40,76559.96
Eligible voters 67,991
Liberal hold Swing +0.78
Source: Elections Canada[31][32]
Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017: Saint-Laurent
Resignation of Stéphane Dion
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEmmanuella Lambropoulos11,46159.13−2.44
ConservativeJimmy Yu3,78419.52+0.01
Green Daniel Green1,5487.99+5.57
New DemocraticMathieu Auclair1,5117.80−3.72
Bloc QuébécoisWilliam Fayad9514.91+0.25
RhinocerosChinook Blais-Leduc1290.67–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 19,384 100.0   –
Total rejected ballots 255 1.30 +0.30
Turnout 19,639 28.33 −30.65
Eligible voters 69,302
Liberal hold Swing −1.24

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