Everything We Know About Marjorie Michel, This Daughter of Haiti, Elected MP in Canada
By Gedeon Delva · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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Canadian of Haitian origin, Marjorie Michel, was elected MP this Monday, April 28, in the Papineau riding in Montreal, succeeding Justin Trudeau.
Who is she?
Arriving in Canada in the 1980s, Marjorie Michel is the daughter of former Haitian Prime Minister Smarck Michel. Her parents settled in Canada to escape the violence that prevailed in Haiti at the time. Her political career officially began in 2008 on the provincial scene, as a political advisor.
She holds a master's degree in social, work, and organizational psychology from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) in Belgium. In her community, Marjorie Michel is a woman of action capable of mobilizing teams.
On the Liberal Party's website, the new MP is presented as a woman with a creative spirit and strong analytical skills. This allows her to support organizations in change management and exploration; an innovative approach leading to success. Her professional motto is “Think outside the box!”, writes the party on its webpage.
She has been actively involved with the Quebec Business Women's Network since 2005, making economic inclusion her main focus. It was in the provincial riding of Viau, which shares some neighborhoods with the federal riding of Papineau, that Marjorie began her involvement in politics. Since then, she has successfully led numerous electoral campaigns.
In 2016, she joined the cabinet of the federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. In 2019, she became the first Black woman to be appointed Chief of Staff within the federal government.
After the electoral victory in October 2021, Marjorie was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Her organizational talents, expertise in partnership strategies, and exceptional work as General Coordinator of the Annual General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1995 earned her a distinction from the United States government.
Her election is welcomed by many Haitians living both in Haiti and abroad. Messages like these can be read on social media: «another daughter of the country brings honor to the country in Canada…»
Marjorie Michel is not the last person of Haitian origin to seek high political office in Canada. Emmanuel Dubourg, a former Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, can be cited.
