Prominent Canadian politician and lawyer Melanie Joly has made an impressive fortune over the years. Her net worth today explored.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Melanie Joly who graduated from Université de Montréal and Brasenose College, Oxford, has become a a prominent figure in Canada’s government.
She is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada after already serving as the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.
While much is known about her career, many want to learn more about her finances, like, how much she is worth and her salary. Here’s what we know.
Who is Melanie Joly?
She is currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Canada and has been in her role since 2021.
Born in Montreal, Quebec she has been a part of parliament since October 19, 2015, where she was the MP for Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
Since then she’s been the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages, and La Francophonie,
In 2019 she was made the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario and stayed there for almost two years.
Alongside that role, she was also the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages.
This hard work all paid off as Trudeau made her the minister of Foreign Affairs, making her one of Canada’s most powerful women.
She is also a philanthropist and won the Arnold Edinborough Award in 2010 for her significant contributions to the Canadian cultural scene.
Joly actively involves herself as a spokesperson for Logis Rose-Virginie and an ambassador for La rue des Femmes due to her celebrity status and being a huge fan of creating social change.
What is Melanie Joly’s net worth?
For her long years in the political space in Canada, the politician has accumulated an impressive fortune. Melanie Joly has an estimated current net worth of $5 million.
She accrued her fortune from her work as a politician and a lawyer.
She also has a supportive husband who is not into politics but a successful entrepreneur on his own. Her spouse, Felix Marzell is a businessman who is known to be a violin maker.
Federal Government to Airlift Canadians out of Israel amid conflict with Palestine
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says the Canadian government will airlift Canadians in Israel out of the region starting on Friday.
Two Canadians are confirmed dead, an additional death is presumed, and three more are missing in the region. Joly will not confirm whether any Canadians are among those kidnapped and being held by Hamas.
The federal minister addressed reporters in Ottawa this morning, indicating that more than 4,000 Canadians are registered as living in Israel and another close to 500 people are in the West Bank and Gaza.
Joly is encouraging any Canadians who want to leave Israel to register with Global Affairs Canada.
Assisted departures from Tel Aviv, involving aircraft from the Canadian Armed Forces will bring Canadians, their spouses and children, and Canadian permanent residents, including those with dual citizenship, to Athens. From there, Air Canada will carry those Canadians back to Canada.
Meanwhile, Joly addressed the residents of Gaza and what they are dealing with as Israel retaliates against Hamas.
She acknowledges the humanitarian situation in Gaza was dire before this weekend, and it’s only going to get worse. She urged all parties to respect international humanitarian law and to provide humanitarian access to Gaza.