Chrystia Freeland Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Measurements

Chrystia Freeland is a Canadian journalist and politician who served as the tenth Deputy Prime Minister of Canada since 2019 and Minister of Finance since 2020. She became the first Canadian woman to hold the finance portfolio, including Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister of International Trade. Additionally, she was appointed to the cabinet by newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following the 2015 election.

In addition, she is also an author and has published books including 2000 ‘Sale of the Century’ and 2012 ‘Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else’. Additionally, according to Canadian CBC July 17, 2020, she personally apologizes for the WE Charity scandal but also says she supports Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Scroll to find out more about his personal and professional life.

CHRYSTIA FREELAND: BIO, FAMILY, EDUCATION

She was born on August 2, 1968 as Christina Alexandra Freeland in Peace River, Alberta, Canada. She is the daughter of a farmer and lawyer, Donald Freeland, a member of the Liberal Party. Her mother Halyna Chomiak died in 2007. She was also a lawyer and worked for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Edmonton Strathcona during the 1988 federal election. Additionally, she has a sister who is part owner of an apartment facing at Maidan Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Regarding her academic qualifications, she attended Old Scona Academic High School in Edmonton, Alberta. Then she joined the United World College of the Adriatic in Italy after obtaining an excellence scholarship from the Government of Alberta. She entered Harvard University and earned her bachelor’s degree in Russian history and literature. After that, she obtained an MA in Slavic Studies from St Antony’s College in 1993 as a Rhodes Scholar.

CHRYSTIA FREELAND: PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

She started her career as a freelance journalist at the Financial Times (FT), then joined the Washington Post and The Economist in Ukraine. Subsequently, she went to work with the Financial Times in London as deputy editor and also became editor of the weekend edition of the FT, FT.com and UK News. She was Deputy Editor of The Globe and Mail from 1999 to 2001. She has worked with other reputable news outlets like Reuters and FT based in New York.

As an author, she authored 2000 Sale of the Century which showcases Russia’s journey from communism to capitalism. In 2012 she published Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else. Following this, Plutocrats became a New York Times bestseller as well as the winner of the 2013 Lionel Gelber Award for non-fiction reporting on foreign affairs

However, Freeland gave up his career as a journalist to pursue a career in Canadian politics. In July 2013, she became a candidate for the Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Toronto Center and won the position in September 2013. Following the 2015 election, she was chosen as Minister of International Trade by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Then she was appointed to the Foreign Affairs portfolio, replacing Stéphane Dion in 2017. In 2019, she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs after the 2019 federal elections. On August 17, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Freeland would be appointed Minister of Finance following the resignation of Bill Morneau.

CHRYSTIA FREELAND: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Coming to her personal life, she is a happily married woman. Most of his personal details are missing from the media. She married a British writer and journalist working with ‘The New York Times’, Graham Bowley. She met her future husband during her debut at the Financial Times (FT). After some time, the couple got married in a private wedding ceremony attended by VIPs, friends and family members.

She and her husband Bowley welcomed three children from their marriage. They are Natalka, Halyna and Ivan. She and her family reside in Toronto, Canada. Apart from that, there is not much information about his personal life.

CHRYSTIA FREELAND: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Her current position as the tenth and current Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance has allowed her to earn a good income from her career. Additionally, the two positions help him earn around $450,000 a year. Hence, his net worth is estimated at $2 million.

The politician is very active on different social media platforms with verified accounts. On Instagram, she goes through the handle @chrystiafreeland with 27,000 followers. She goes through the @cafreeland Twitter account with 213.6k followers. On Facebook, she has a @freelandchrystia account with over 49.4k followers.

CHRYSTIA FREELAND : MENSURATIONS

The politician is of average build with a height of 5 feet 9 inches or 1.75 meters. His figure maintained in an hourglass shape weighs 64 kg and his body measures 33 inches around the chest, 24 inches around the waist and 35 inches around the hips. She has light brown hair color with a nice pair of blue eyes.