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Patricia A. "Patty" Hajdu (; born November 3, 1966) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. Since January, 2017, she has been the Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour in the federal Cabinet, previous to this she was the Minister of Status of Women, sworn in on November 4, 2015.
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Early life and education
Hajdu attended Lakehead University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours, and the University of Victoria, where she obtained a Masters of Public Administration.
Career
Hajdu has been a resident of the Thunder Bay area for most of the time since 1980. She worked mainly in the field of harm prevention, homelessness, and drug addiction, including nine years as the head of the drug awareness committee of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. She also worked as a creative director and graphic designer in marketing. Prior to her election in 2015 she was the head of Shelter House, the city's largest homeless shelter.
On November 4, 2015, she was appointed the Minister of Status of Women in the federal Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In this capacity, she convened in July 2016 an advisory council to help develop of Canada's strategy against gender-based violence. She was sworn in as Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour on January 10, 2017.
