Emmanuella Lambropoulos

Emmanuella Lambropoulos MP
Member of Parliament for Saint-Laurent
Incumbent
Assumed office April 3, 2017
Preceded by	Stéphane Dion
Personal details
Born	September 12, 1990 (1990-09-12) (age 34) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Parent(s)	Athanasios Lambropoulos (father) Matina Aerikos (mother)[1]
Residence(s)	Saint-Laurent, Montreal[2]
Alma mater	McGill University
Profession	Teacher, Politician

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]

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^[when?], Lambropoulos completed her Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from McGill University.^{[citation needed]}

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][better source needed]}

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 by Lambropoulos' Youth Council.^{[25][26][27][28][29]}

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Saint-Laurent
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Emmanuella Lambropoulos	22,056	59.1	+0.5	$50,070.07
	Conservative	Richard Serour	6,902	18.5	+1.1	$5,185.93
	New Democratic	Nathan Devereaux	4,059	10.9	+0.8	$2,501.88
	Bloc Québécois	Florence Racicot	2,972	8.0	+0.9	$1,649.89
	People's	Gregory Yablunovsky	1,182	3.2	+2.0	$1,947.63
	Marxist–Leninist	Ginette Boutet	146	0.4	+0.2	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			37,317	98.3	–	$104,997.64
Total rejected ballots			642	1.7
Turnout			37,959	57.4
Eligible voters			66,181
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.3
Source: Elections Canada[30]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Saint-Laurent
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Emmanuella Lambropoulos	23,527	58.6	-0.56	none listed
	Conservative	Richard Serour	7,005	17.4	-2.12	$27,597.55
	New Democratic	Miranda Gallo	4,065	10.1	+2.3	$1,615.70
	Bloc Québécois	Thérèse Miljours	2,845	7.1	+2.19	none listed
	Green	Georgia Kokotsis	2,150	5.4	-2.59	$2,581.91
	People's	Christopher Mikus	484	1.2	-	none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Ginette Boutet	71	0.2	-	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			40,147	100.0
Total rejected ballots			618
Turnout			40,765	59.96
Eligible voters			67,991
	Liberal hold		Swing		+0.78
Source: Elections Canada[31][32]

v t e Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017: Saint-Laurent Resignation of Stéphane Dion
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Emmanuella Lambropoulos	11,461	59.13	−2.44
	Conservative	Jimmy Yu	3,784	19.52	+0.01
	Green	Daniel Green	1,548	7.99	+5.57
	New Democratic	Mathieu Auclair	1,511	7.80	−3.72
	Bloc Québécois	William Fayad	951	4.91	+0.25
	Rhinoceros	Chinook Blais-Leduc	129	0.67	–
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
Source: lop.parl.ca

References

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16. Lavoie, Laurent (2019-10-22). "Emmanuella Lambropoulos réélue". Journal Métro (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-05.
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21. "Official Languages Committee-detailed statement for the Member of Parliament". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
22. Industry, Science and Technology Committee-detailed statement for the Member of Parliament
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24. "COVID-19 Committee- detailed statements for the Member of Parliament". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
25. Lavoie, Laurent (2019-10-15). "L'éthique d'Emmanuella Lambropoulos questionnée". Journal Métro (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
26. "Une députée fédérale compare la laïcité à la ségrégation". TVA Nouvelles. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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28. "Le déclin du français inquiète de plus en plus au Québec". 9 November 2020.
29. Levesque, Catherine (24 November 2020). "Ottawa sous pression pour appliquer la loi 101 au fédéral". La Presse.
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External links

• Emmanuella Lambropoulos – Parliament of Canada biography