Karina Gould

Karina Maxine Gould (born June 28, 1987) is a Canadian politician and member of the Liberal Party. She has served as member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Burlington in the House of Commons since October 19, 2015. Gould was first appointed to Cabinet on February 1, 2017 as minister of Democratic Institutions, serving in the role until she was appointed minister of International Development on November 20, 2019, and has since then served in two other portfolios. Gould is the youngest woman to serve as a Cabinet minister in Canadian history and the first woman to have a child while serving as a federal minister. Gould went on maternity leave in January 2024 and was temporarily replaced as House Leader by Steven MacKinnon; she returned to the position in July 2024. On January 18, 2025, Gould announced her campaign for the Liberal leadership. She was the youngest candidate, and was the only candidate still serving as a cabinet minister before resigning on January 24, 2025. She placed in third in the election.

Infobox

Preceded by

Mike Wallace

Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau

Succeeded by

Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Minister

Marie-Claude Bibeau

Born

(1987-06-28) June 28, 1987 (age 38)Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Political party

Liberal

Spouse

mw- Alberto Gerones (m. 2010)

Children

Residence(s)

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Alma mater

mw- McGill University (BA)St Hilda's College, Oxford (MPhil)

Website

kgould.liberal.ca

Party

Liberal

Tables

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Party

Candidate

Votes

mw- ±%

Expenditures

Total valid votes/expense limit

78,126

99.4

—

Total rejected ballots

463

0.6

—

Turnout

78,589

77.0

+7.3

Eligible voters

102,123

Source: Elections Canada

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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	mw- ±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Karina Gould	43,593	55.8	+10.08
	Conservative	Emily Brown	31,686	40.6	+3.29
	New Democratic	Michael Beauchemin	1,549	2.0	–8.88
	Green	Kyle Hutton	595	0.8	–1.22
	People's	Michael Bator	523	0.7	–3.33
	Libertarian	Ocean Marshall	105	0.1	N/A
	Rhinoceros	Paul Harper	75	0.1	–0.08
Total valid votes/expense limit			78,126	99.4	—
Total rejected ballots			463	0.6	—
Turnout			78,589	77.0	+7.3
Eligible voters			102,123
	Liberal hold		Swing		+3.40
Source: Elections Canada

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