Chrystia Freeland

Freeland in 2018, photo by palinchak/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Christina Alexandra Freeland

Place of Birth: Peace River, Alberta, Canada

Date of Birth: August 2, 1968

Ethnicity:
*Scottish, possibly other (father)
*Ukrainian (mother)

Chrystia Freeland is a Canadian writer, journalist, and politician. She has been Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, since November 20, 2019, and Minister of Finance, since August 18, 2020, as well as a Member of the Canadian Parliament (from Toronto Centre and then University—Rosedale [ON]), since November 24, 2013. She was previously Minister of International Trade, from November 4, 2015 to January 10, 2017, Minister of Foreign Affairs, from January 10, 2017 to November 20, 2019, and Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, from November 20, 2019 to August 18, 2020.

Chrystia is the daughter of Halyna Mykhailvna (Chomiak), a lawyer and 1988 federal NDP candidate, and Donald Freeland, a lawyer and farmer. Her mother was born in a displaced persons camp in Bad Wörishofen, Germany, to Ukrainian Catholic parents. Chrystia is married to British writer Graham Bowley, with whom she has three children.

Chrystia’s paternal grandfather was John Wilbur Freeland (the son of John Wilbur Freeland and Olive Houck). Chrystia’s grandfather Wilbur’s sister Beulah was married to Progressive Conservative MP Ged Baldwin.

Chrystia’s paternal grandmother was named Helen Caulfield. Helen was a war bride, from Glasgow, Scotland.

Chrystia’s maternal grandfather was named Mykhailo/Michael Khomiak/Chomiak. Mykhailo was born in Stroniatyn, Galicia. He was the editor-in-chief of Krakivs’ki visti, a Ukrainian-language, pro-Nazi newspaper, launched in occupied Krakow, Poland during World War II. He is generally considered to have been a Nazi collaborator.

Chrystia’s maternal grandmother was named Alexandra Loban. Alexandra was born in Rudniki, near Iwano-Frankivsk, Stanislawow.

Sources: https://www.thestar.com

Genealogy of Chrystia Freeland – https://www.geni.com

Obituary of Chrystia’s paternal grandmother, Helen (Caulfield) Freeland – http://www.legacy.com