Rechie Valdez
Biography:
RECHIE VALDEZ is a Canadian entrepreneur, television personality, and politician. She has been serving as Canada's Minister of Small Business since 2023, and represents Mississauga—Streetsville as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Valdez was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 federal election. She is the first Filipino Canadian woman, and second Filipino Canadian -- after former Manitoba Liberal MP Rey Pagtakhan -- to be elected as a Member of Parliament in Canada.
Valdez spent a few years in the financial sector before venturing into business. She owned a baking business, had competed in The Big Bake on Food Network Canada, and hosted and produced a television show Fearlessly Creative on Filipino TV
Valdez has a computer science degree from the University of Windsor.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechie_Valdez