Sophie Chatel
- Family
- Mother of two twin boys. Husband teaches global history at the University of Ottawa.
- Education
- Bachelor of Laws from the Université de Montréal in 1994; Master of Taxation from the Université de Sherbrooke in 1997.
- Career
- Tax advisor in the private sector for six years. Senior Officer and later a Senior Advisor at the Canada Revenue Agency from 2002 to 2008. Worked at the federal Department of Finance starting in 2008 as Associate Chief, Tax Treaties and International Tax. Head of the Tax Treaty Unit in the OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration in 2017.
- Political Experience
- Elected to represent the riding of Pontiac in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.
- Notable
- First woman to represent the riding of Pontiac. Member of the Standing Committee on Finance in December 2021. Publicly called for a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau's leadership of the Liberal Party in October 2024. Endorsed Mark Carney in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Sophie Chatel had a long career as a public servant and expert in international tax policy. She worked for more than twenty years in this field, holding senior positions. Her roles included serving as an advisor for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Chatel also worked internationally for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. At the OECD, she was the Head of the Tax Treaty Unit, where she was involved in developing international tax standards to address tax avoidance by multinational corporations.
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Sophie Chatel won with 32,088 votes (54.6%)
Total votes cast: 58,773
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