Michelle Leahy Ferreri is a Canadian politician who has been the

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(MP) for

Peterborough—Kawartha Peterborough—Kawartha is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. Prior to the 2015 election, the riding was known as Peterborough. Geography It now consists o ...

since 2021, as a member of the

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Background

Ferreri attended

Trent University Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes.

and worked as a television news anchor for the local Peterborough television station

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before entering politics. She is a mother of three children with her former spouse.

Political career

Ferreri was elected to the

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in the

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defeating incumbent

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cabinet minister

Maryam Monsef Maryam Monsef ( fa, مریم منصف) (born Monsefzadeh; November 7, 1984) is an Afghan Canadian former politician. She first was elected to represent the riding of Peterborough—Kawartha as a Liberal member the House of Commons of Canada ...

. She faced criticism in 2022 when she described herself as a "single mom with six children" during a debate in Parliament. According to her website, Ferreri is a mother of three children and "shares her life with her supportive partner, Ryan, and his three daughters". When asked for an interview by Global News regarding her comment, she declined, citing privacy reasons.

Electoral record

Peterborough—Kawartha

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