Jenna Sudds

Jenna Sudds (born February 8, 1979)[2][3] is a Canadian politician who presently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Women, Gender Equality, and Youth, as well as the Member of Parliament for Kanata—Carleton in the House of Commons of Canada. A member of the Liberal Party, she was elected in the 2021 Canadian federal election. Previously, she served as Deputy Mayor of Ottawa and member of the City Council for Kanata North (Ward 4).[4] Sudds was elected on October 22, 2018, and took office on December 1, 2018.

Jenna Sudds
MP
Member of Parliament
for Kanata—Carleton
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byKaren McCrimmon
Deputy Mayor of Ottawa
In office
December 9, 2020 – September 20, 2021
Serving with Laura Dudas and George Darouze
MayorJim Watson
Preceded byMatthew Luloff
Succeeded byVacant
Ottawa City Councillor
for Kanata North (Ward 4)
In office
December 1, 2018 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byMarianne Wilkinson
Succeeded byCathy Curry (appointed)
Personal details
Born (1979-02-08) February 8, 1979
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Tim
Residence(s)Whitemarsh Crescent, rural Kanata (2018)[1]

Career

Sudds grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Sudds attended Brock University in St. Catharines and moved to the National Capital Region in 2001 to complete her master's degree in economics at Carleton University.[5] Sudds worked as an economist in the federal government for twelve years before becoming the inaugural President and executive director of the Kanata North Business Association, after being appointed to the role by a hiring committee that consisted of her predecessor on Council, Marianne Wilkinson.[6] From November 2017 to November 2018, Sudds was the inaugural executive director at the CIO Strategy Council, a national technology council.[7] In March 2018, she announced her decision to run for Ottawa City Council, Kanata North.

Sudds has been a longtime volunteer with the Kanata Food Cupboard and the Ottawa Network for Education. She has received a Special Recognition Award from the Kanata Food Cupboard for her leadership and service to those in need in the community. She received a Forty Under 40 Award from the Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce in 2015, and was named one of Development Counsellors International's Top 40 under 40 working in economic development in 2017.[8]

Sudds was elected as a Liberal in Kanata—Carleton in the 2021 Canadian federal election, replacing Karen McCrimmon.[9] She was appointed to serve as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Women, Gender Equality, and Youth by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 3, 2021.[10]

Awards
  • Kanata North Citizen of the Year (2012-2013)
  • Forty Under 40 Award (2015) from the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade[11]
  • 40 Under 40 International Economic Development Professional Award (2016)[12]

Personal life

Sudds has three daughters.[13]

References
  1. "Jenna Sudds wants city hall to know that Kanata North's tech sector is a big deal". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  2. @JimWatsonOttawa (8 Feb 2021). "Happy birthday to Kanata North councillor and Deputy Mayor @JennaSudds" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Filling Marianne Wilkinson's shoes in Kanata North". CBC Ottawa. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  4. Bagnall, James; Endemann, Erica (October 22, 2018). "Jenna Sudds scores decisive win in Kanata North". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. Kanata North BIA Announces its first Executive Director, July 8, 2013, https://www.kanatanorthbia.ca/kanata-north-bia-announces-its-first-executive-director/
  6. KNBIA’s Jenna Sudds spearheads new national CIO strategy council, Ottawa Business Journal, October 20, 2017, https://obj.ca/article/knbias-jenna-sudds-spearheads-new-national-cio-strategy-council
  7. Former Kanata North BIA director Jenna Sudds to run for city council, Ottawa Business Journal, March 5, 2018, https://obj.ca/article/former-kanata-north-bia-director-jenna-sudds-run-city-council
  8. "Parliamentary Secretaries". Prime Minister of Canada, December 3, 2021.
  9. Natalie Harvey and Andrew Duffy, "Riding results: Liberal Jenna Sudds wins Kanata-Carleton". Ottawa Citizen, September 21, 2021.
  10. "Parliamentary Secretaries". Prime Minister of Canada, December 3, 2021.
  11. Unveiling Our 2015 Forty Under 40 Recipients, The Voice Blog, April 24, 2015, https://thevoice.ottawachamber.ca/2015/04/24/unveiling-our-2015-forty-under-40-recipients/
  12. Kanata’s Jenna Sudds named among top 40 Under 40, InsideHalton.com, February 2, 2017, https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/7099945-kanata-s-jenna-sudds-named-among-top-40-under-40/
  13. "Jenna Sudds". Jenna Sudds. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
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