Élisabeth Brière

Élisabeth Brière PC MP (French pronunciation: [elizabɛt bʁiɛʁ]; born 1968)^{[citation needed]} is a Canadian politician who was elected as a member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding Sherbrooke during the 2019 Canadian federal election.^[1] She has served as Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency since December 20, 2024 and Minister of Veterans Affairs since March 14, 2025.^[2]

The Honourable Élisabeth Brière PC MP
Minister of Veterans Affairs
In office March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025
Prime Minister	Mark Carney
Preceded by	Darren Fisher
Succeeded by	Jill McKnight
Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency[a]
In office December 20, 2024 – May 13, 2025
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau Mark Carney
Preceded by	Marie-Claude Bibeau
Succeeded by	François-Philippe Champagne
Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Pierre-Luc Dusseault
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 56–57)[citation needed] Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Sherbrooke, Quebec

Brière was reelected in the 2025 federal election on April 28, 2025 and dropped from the 30th Canadian Ministry on May 13, 2025.^[3]

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Élisabeth Brière	31,249	51.29	+13.76
	Bloc Québécois	Pierre-Étienne Rouillard	16,224	26.63	–2.38
	Conservative	Esteban Méndez-Hord	7,983	13.10	+0.27
	New Democratic	Jean-Pierre Fortier	3,516	5.77	–8.16
	Green	Kevin McKenna	1,383	2.27	–0.60
	People's	Alexandre Lépine	576	0.95	–1.51
Total valid votes/expense limit			60,931	98.63
Total rejected ballots			845	1.37
Turnout			61,776	67.80
Eligible voters			91,110
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		+8.07
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Élisabeth Brière	21,830	37.5	+8.2	$49,489.03
	Bloc Québécois	Ensaf Haidar	16,848	29.0	+3.1	$32,613.67
	New Democratic	Marika Lalime	8,107	13.9	-14.4	$5,314.88
	Conservative	Andrea Winters	7,490	12.9	+2.3	$8,864.11
	Green	Marie-Clarisse Berger	1,670	2.9	-1.6	$0.00
	People's	Marcela Niculescu	1,453	2.5	–	$0.00
	Free	Maxime Boivin	787	1.4	–	$2.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			58,185	97.7	–	$119,070.42
Total rejected ballots			1,355	2.3
Turnout			59,540	65.6
Eligible voters			90,743
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.6
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Élisabeth Brière	17,490	29.3	-0.5	$41,211.61
	New Democratic	Pierre-Luc Dusseault	16,881	28.3	-9.0	$34,349.81
	Bloc Québécois	Claude Forgues	15,470	25.9	+5.4
	Conservative	Dany Sévigny	6,362	10.6	+1.2
	Green	Mathieu Morin	2,716	4.5	+3.3	$1,651.14
	Independent	Edwin Moreno	471	0.8
	Rhinoceros	Steve Côté	219	0.4
	No affiliation	Hubert Richard	117	0.2
Total valid votes/expense limit			59,726	100.0
Total rejected ballots			1,003
Turnout			60,729	68.3
Eligible voters			88,936
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+4.25
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

Notes

1. Position titled Minister of National Revenue until March 14, 2025