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Carla Qualtrough

The Honourable
Carla Qualtrough
PC MP
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
Assumed office
November 4, 2015
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Preceded by Bal Gosal
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Delta
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Riding established
Personal details
Born (1971-10-15) October 15, 1971 (age 45)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Eron Main
Children 4
Residence Delta, British Columbia
Alma mater
Profession Lawyer

Carla Qualtrough PC MP (/ˈkɑːrlə kwɔːltr/; born October 15, 1971) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Delta during the 2015 federal election.

Qualtrough was born in Calgary in 1971. She has been visually impaired since birth, and competed in swimming at the 1988 and 1992 Paralympic Games. Following her athletic career, Qualtrough studied political science at the University of Ottawa and then earned a law degree from the University of Victoria. She subsequently worked as a lawyer, and served on the governing board of the Americas Paralympic Committee.

As a lawyer, Qualtrough primarily focused on human rights matters. She served as counsel to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and prior to her election to the House of Commons was the vice-chair of British Columbia's Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal. In recognition of her work, she was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.


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