Eleanor Olszewski

Eleanor Angela Olszewski PC KC MP (born 1954/1955) is a Canadian politician who has served as Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, she was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Edmonton Centre in the 2025 Canadian federal election.^[2]

The Honourable Eleanor Olszewski PC KC MP
Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience
Incumbent
Assumed office May 13, 2025
Prime Minister	Mark Carney
Preceded by	David McGuinty
Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office May 13, 2025
Prime Minister	Mark Carney
Preceded by	Terry Duguid
Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office April 28, 2025
Preceded by	Randy Boissonnault
Personal details
Born	Eleanor Angela Olszewski 1954 or 1955 (age 69–70)[1] Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Edmonton, Alberta
Education	University of Alberta (B.Sc., L.L.B.)
Occupation	Lawyer, pharmacist
Website	eleanorolszewski.liberal.ca

On May 13, 2025, Olszewski was named Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Carney.^[3]

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Centre
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Eleanor Olszewski	24,238	44.46	+13.25
	Conservative	Sayid Ahmed	20,814	38.18	+5.58
	New Democratic	Trisha Estabrooks	8,458	15.52	–14.89
	People's	John Ross	470	0.86	–4.00
	Christian Heritage	David John Bohonos	159	0.29	N/A
	Independent	Gregory Bell	157	0.29	N/A
	Independent	Mike Dutcher	138	0.25	N/A
	Communist	Naomi Rankin	134	0.25	N/A
	Independent	Ronald S. Billingsley Jr.	106	0.19	N/A
	Marxist–Leninist	Merryn Edwards de la O	77	0.14	–0.06
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			54,751	63.92
Eligible voters			85,660
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+3.84
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Heather McPherson	26,823	47.27	+3.30	$91,753.90
	Conservative	Sam Lilly	21,035	37.07	+5.79	$88,211.43
	Liberal	Eleanor Olszewski	6,592	11.62	-9.11	$91,354.39
	Green	Michael Kalmanovitch	1,152	2.03	-0.27	$8,919.41
	People's	Ian Cameron	941	1.66	-	none listed
	Communist	Naomi Rankin	125	0.22	-	none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Dougal MacDonald	77	0.14	-0.03	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			56,745	99.56
Total rejected ballots			250	0.44	+0.05
Turnout			56,995	72.26	+1.27
Eligible voters			78,876
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-1.24
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Linda Duncan	24,446	43.96	-9.75	$87,241.42
	Conservative	Len Thom	17,395	31.28	-9.04	$36,812.49
	Liberal	Eleanor Olszewski	11,524	20.73	+17.87	$62,711.39
	Green	Jacob K. Binnema	1,278	2.30	-0.04	$1,924.74
	Libertarian	Malcolm Stinson	311	0.56	–	$1,599.80
	Pirate	Ryan Bromsgrove	201	0.36	–	$2,183.76
	Rhinoceros	Donovan Eckstrom	133	0.24	–	–
	Independent	Chris Jones	116	0.21	–	–
	Independent	Andrew Schurman	107	0.19	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Dougal MacDonald	93	0.17	-0.02	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			55,604	99.61		$208,715.39
Total rejected ballots			217	0.39	–
Turnout			55,821	70.99
Eligible voters			78,635
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-0.35
Source(s) "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2021. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates