Celina Caesar-Chavannes
Celina R. Caesar-Chavannes (born June 24, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Whitby in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. Elected as a Liberal in the 2015 federal election, she later sat as an independent member. Caesar-Chavannes also unsuccessfully ran in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election, placing thirty-ninth out of 102 candidates.
Celina Caesar-Chavannes | |
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Caesar-Chavannes in 2021 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Whitby | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Perkins |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Turnbull |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development | |
| In office January 26, 2017 – August 31, 2018 | |
| Minister | Marie-Claude Bibeau |
| Preceded by | Karina Gould |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Khera |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – January 26, 2017 | |
| Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Paul Calandra |
| Succeeded by | Peter Schiefke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 24, 1974 Pomme Rose, St. David's, Grenada |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (2015–2019) |
| Spouse | Vidal Chavannes |
| Residence(s) | Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | New College, Toronto (BSc) University of Phoenix (MBA) |
| Profession | Entrepreneur, Author |
As a member of the Liberal caucus, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister in December 2015 and served in that role until January 26, 2017, when she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development. On August 31, 2018, Caesar-Chavannes returned to the backbenches after the Prime Minister decided to shuffle his parliamentary secretaries. On March 2, 2019, Caesar-Chavannes announced that she would not be seeking re-election in 2019 and almost three weeks later, on March 20, the Prime Minister's Office announced that she had decided to resign from the Liberal caucus.