The Honourable Patty Hajdu was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North in 2015. She has served as Minister of Status of Women, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Minister of Health, and most recently as the Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor.

Just prior to entering politics, Patty was the Executive Director of Shelter House Thunder Bay, launching the SOS Street Outreach Service during her tenure. She also spent time working in public health, drug policy, youth development and homelessness. She is the author of the Thunder Bay Drug Strategy, a document still used by the city to shape their response to problematic substance use.

Highlights of her work in her cabinet roles include launching the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; establishing the first National Strategy to End Gender Based Violence; creating law to protect federal workers from harassment and violence in the workplace, modernizing the Federal Labour Code, creating federal worker pay equity legislation, leading Canada’s efforts through the Covid-19 pandemic; and most recently, supporting the transformation of Indigenous child and family services while working to settle litigation for past harms.

Patty is a compassionate advocate for her riding and for Canada, believing that a more inclusive country benefits all of us. As Member of Parliament, she has supported community projects in her riding to get recognized and funded, ensuring that the voice and importance of Northwestern Ontario is clearly understood in Ottawa.