Rachel Bendayan

Rachel Bendayan (born May 10, 1980) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on February 25, 2019. She represents the electoral district of Outremont as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. In December 2019, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau asked her to serve as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng.
She previously ran as the Liberal candidate for Outremont in the 2015 Canadian federal election, coming in second to New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair and increasing the Liberal Party's vote share by a significant margin.
Following the 2015 federal election, Bendayan worked served as Chief of Staff to Minister of Small Business and Tourism, Bardish Chagger.