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Leslie Church

diplomat, Liberal Party staffer, communications executive, lawyerParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Jobs and FamiliesOntarioToronto—St. Paul'sLiberal Party

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Church has held roles as Chief of Staff for a number of Liberal Party cabinet members since 2015, including former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. She was also head of public relations for Google Canada from 2012 to 2015. From 2008 to 2011, she held senior communications roles at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition (then Stéphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff).
Church’s husband, Sheamus Murphy, is a managing partner at Counsel Public Affairs, a Toronto-based lobbying and public relations firm.