Annie Koutrakis
Annie Koutrakis | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vimy | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II
Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Eva Nassif |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | |
| Assumed office December 3, 2021[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1960 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Politician |
| Committees | LANG, BILI, TRAN, STRA |
Annie Koutrakis MP (born November 22, 1960) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a member of parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding of Vimy during the 2019 Canadian federal election,[2] and was re-elected in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election.[3] MP Koutrakis currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of tourism and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.[4] MP Koutrakis is also a current member of four committees: Standing Committee on official Languages (LANG), Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament (BILI), Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN), and Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (STRA).[5] Prior to becoming a member of parliament, she worked in investment firms for 30 years.
Early life
Koutrakis was born in Montreal and lived in Laval for 26 years. She received her diploma in social sciences/business administration from Dawson College and has studied human resources management at Concordia University. She is fluently trilingual (French, English, and Greek).
Before starting her political career, Koutrakis was elected as the president, CEO, and chair of the executive committee of the board of directors of the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal. Koutrakis was the first woman to hold this position. She previously served on the board of CLSC Normand-Bethune, the Hellenic Social Services of Quebec, and the Hellenic Board of Trade of Montreal. She was vice president of the parents committee at Ecole Démosthènes, and served on the Alexandria Fundraising Committee in Laval.
Political career
Koutrakis was first elected as an MP in 2019, during the 2019 Canadian federal election. She ran in the riding of Vimy, which is one of the four electoral districts in the city of Laval, Quebec, and won the election with a comfortable margin.[6] She replaced outgoing Liberal MP Eva Nassif, who served as the Liberal MP in the riding from 2015 to 2019.
Koutrakis was a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and a member of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Aid in Dying, a committee made up of Members of Parliament and Senators who are conducting the five-year review of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada. MP Koutrakis is also part of various parliamentary associations and interparliamentary groups.[7]
On March 23, 2020, Koutrakis introduced Bill C-276, entitled An Act to designate the Month of March as Hellenic Heritage Month, in the House of Commons.
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Vimy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Annie Koutrakis | 25,316 | 49.8 | +2.1 | $46,634.36 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Rachid Bandou | 11,811 | 23.2 | -4.6 | $3,040.51 | |||
| Conservative | Rima El-Helou | 6,829 | 13.4 | +2.7 | $6,647.90 | |||
| New Democratic | Vassif Aliev | 4,731 | 9.3 | +0.7 | $24.86 | |||
| People's | Alejandro Morales-Loaiza | 2,175 | 4.3 | +3.0 | $814.48 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,862 | 97.8 | – | $117,288.36 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,149 | 2.2 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,011 | 58.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 88,313 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Vimy | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Annie Koutrakis | 26,490 | 47.7 | +1.55 | $72,682.40 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Claire-Emmanuelle Beaulieu | 15,455 | 27.8 | +11.11 | $4,014.05 | |||
| Conservative | Rima El-Helou | 5,951 | 10.7 | -2.66 | $19,197.89 | |||
| New Democratic | Vassif Aliev | 4,779 | 8.6 | -12.36 | none listed | |||
| Green | Faiza R'Guiba | 2,125 | 3.8 | +1.44 | $413.25 | |||
| People's | Suzanne Brunelle | 733 | 1.3 | $0.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,533 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,057 | |||||||
| Turnout | 56,590 | 64.25 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 88,077 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Annie Koutrakis Parliamentary Secretary". 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Canada election results:Vimy". Global News. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Canada election results: Vimy | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Members of Parliament". House of Commons / Chambre des Communes - Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Member of Parliament". House of Commons/Chambres des Communes Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Elections Canada - Official Website". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Annie Koutrakis - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.