This list comprises Jewish people, who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.
The first Jewish Canadian politician elected after Confederation was Henry Nathan Jr., elected as a Liberal MP to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1871. Both George Benjamin and Selim Franklin were elected in pre-Confederation Canada and are therefore not listed.
There have been 45 Jewish Canadians who have served as Members of Parliament, as well as 20 who have been named Senators. After the 2015 Canadian election, the highest number of Jews were elected to Parliament in history – with 7 MPs (2.1% of the House of Commons). Elected in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election, Melissa Lantsman became the ninth currently-serving Jewish MP. Of the current federal Jewish politicians, 6 are Liberals (6 MPs, 0 Senators), 3 are Conservatives (2 MPs, 1 Senators), 1 is a New Democrat (1 MP, 0 Senators) and two sit as Independent (2 Senators).
Provincially, Jews have been elected to 9 of the 13 legislatures – with only New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut never having Jewish representation. There are currently four Jews serving in three provincial legislatures. Of those members, three are Conservative (two Progressive Conservative, one United Conservative) and one is Liberal (one Quebec Liberal).
There has never been a Jewish Prime Minister of Canada. Dave Barrett remains the only Jewish Premier (of British Columbia, 1972-1975), although Bob Rae (Premier of Ontario 1990-1995) has very strong family ties to Judaism (though he has never converted himself).
Federal House of Commons Member of Parliament Riding Took office Left office Party NoteHenry Nathan Jr.(1842–1914)Victoria DistrictLiberalSamuel William Jacobs(1871–1938)CartierLiberalAbraham Albert Heaps(1885–1954)Winnipeg NorthCCFWinnipeg City Councillor (1917–1925), founding member of the CCF (1932), previously Labour/Ginger Group (1925–1932)Samuel Factor(1892–1962)SpadinaLiberalToronto City Councillor (1926–1928)Peter Bercovitch(1879–1942)CartierLiberalQuebec MNA (1916–1938)Fred Rose(1907–1983)CartierLabor-ProgressiveDavid Croll(1900–1991)SpadinaLiberalMayor of Windsor (1931–1934, 1939–1940)Ontario MPP (1934–1943)Senator (1955–1991)Maurice Hartt(1895–1950)CartierLiberalQuebec MLA (1939–1947)Leon Crestohl(1900–1963)CartierLiberalHerb Gray(1931–2014)Windsor WestLiberalLeader of the Opposition (1990)Deputy Prime Minister (1997–2002)Solicitor General (1993–1997)President of the Treasury Board (1982–1984)Minister of Industry (1980–1982)Minister of Consumer Affairs (1972–1974)Minister of National Revenue (1970–1972) David Lewis(1909–1981) York South NDP Leader of the NDP (1971–1975)David Orlikow(1918–1998)Winnipeg NorthNDPManitoba MLA (1958–1962)Winnipeg School Trustee (1945–1950)Winnipeg City Councillor (1951–1958)Marvin Gelber(1912–1990)York SouthLiberalMilton L. Klein(1910–2007)CartierLiberalMax Saltsman(1921–1985)Waterloo—CambridgeNDPBarney Danson(1921–2011)York NorthLiberalBob Kaplan(1936–2012)York CentreLiberalSolicitor General (1980–1984)Jack Marshall(1919–2004)Humber—St. George's—St. BarbeConservativeSenator (1978–1994)Simma Holt(1922–2015)Vancouver KingswayLiberalDavid Berger(born 1950)Saint-Henri—WestmountLiberalSheila Finestone(1927–2009)Mount RoyalLiberalMinister for Multiculturalism (1993–1996) / Minister for Status of Women (1993–1996) / Senator (1999–2002)Gerry Weiner(born 1933)Pierrefonds—DollardConservativeMayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux (1982–1984)Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship (1991–1993)Dave Barrett(1930–2018)Esquimalt—Juan de FucaNDPPremier of British Columbia (1972–1975)British Columbia MLA (1960–1984)Elinor Caplan(born 1944)ThornhillLiberalMinister of Citizenship & Immigration (1999–2002)Minister of National Revenue (2002–2003)Ontario MPP (1985–1997)North York City Councillor (1978–1981)Raymonde Folco(born 1940)Laval—Les ÎlesMay 1, 2011LiberalRichard Marceau(born 1970)CharlesbourgBloc QuebecoisConverted to Judaism in 2004Jacques Saada(born 1947)Brossard—La PrairieLiberalGovernment House Leader (2003–2004)Minister of Democratic Reform (2003–2004)Minister for La Francophonie (2004–2006)Minister for Economic Development (Quebec) (2004–2006)Irwin Cotler(born 1940)Mount RoyalLiberalMinister of Justice (2003–2006)Anita Neville(born 1942)Winnipeg South CentreLiberalSusan Kadis(born 1953)ThornhillLiberalTony Clement(born 1961)Parry Sound-MuskokaConservativeOntario MPP and Provincial Cabinet Minister (1995–2003)Minister of Health (2006–2008)Minister of Industry (2008–2011)President of the Treasury Board (2011–2015)Mark Adler(born 1963)York CentreConservativeJoe Oliver(born 1940)Eglinton—LawrenceConservativeMinister of Natural Resources (2011–2014)Minister of Finance (2014–2015)Jim Carr(1951–2022)Winnipeg South CentreLiberalMinister of Natural Resources (2015–current)Manitoba MLA (1988–1992)Julie Dabrusin(born 1971)Toronto—DanforthIncumbentLiberalKarina Gould(born 1987)BurlingtonIncumbentLiberalMinister of Democratic Institutions (2016–current)David de Burgh Graham(born 1981)Laurentides—LabelleLiberalAnthony Housefather(born 1971)Mount RoyalIncumbentLiberalMayor of Côte Saint-Luc (2005–2015)Côte Saint-Luc City Councillor (1994–2005)Hampstead Town Councillor (1988–1994)Michael Levitt(born 1970)York CentreSeptember 1, 2020Liberal Dan Ruimy(born 1962)Pitt Meadows—Maple RidgeLiberalRachel Bendayan(born 1979)OutremontIncumbentLiberalMarty Morantz(born 1962)Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—HeadingleyConservativeWinnipeg City Councillor (2014–2018)Leah Gazan(born 1972)Winnipeg CentreIncumbentNDPYa'ara Saks(born 1973)York CentreOctober 26, 2020LiberalMelissa Lantsman(born 1984)ThornhillIncumbentConservativeBen Carr(born 1986)Winnipeg South CentreIncumbentLiberalRoman BaberYork CentreIncumbentConservativeTamara Kronis(born 1974)Nanaimo—LadysmithIncumbentConservativeEvan SolomonToronto CentreIncumbentLiberal
Senate Senator Province Took office Left office Party NoteDavid Croll(1900–1991)OntarioLiberalFederal MP (1945–1955)Lazarus Phillips(1895–1986)QuebecLiberalCarl Goldenberg(1907–1996)QuebecLiberalJack Austin(born 1932)British ColumbiaLiberalLeader of the Government in the Senate (2003–2006)Minister for Social Development (1982–1984)Jack Marshall(1919–2004)Newfoundland and LabradorConservativeFederal MP (1968–1978)Nathan Nurgitz(1934–2019)ManitobaConservativeWest Kildonan Alderman (1963–1969)Leo Kolber(1929–2020)QuebecLiberalJerry Grafstein(born 1935)OntarioLiberalMira Spivak(born 1934)ManitobaIndependentConservative Senator (1986–2004)Ron Ghitter(born 1935)AlbertaConservativeErminie Cohen(1926–2019)New BrunswickConservativeRichard Kroft(born 1938)ManitobaLiberalSheila Finestone(1927–2009)QuebecLiberalFederal MP (1984–1999)Yoine Goldstein(1934–2020)QuebecLiberalHugh Segal(1950—2023)OntarioConservativeIrving Gerstein(born 1941)QuebecConservativeLinda Frum(born 1963)OntarioAugust 27, 2021ConservativeJudith Seidman(born 1950)QuebecIncumbentConservativeMarc Gold(born 1950)QuebecIncumbentIndependentPaula Simons(born 1964)AlbertaIncumbentIndependent
Provincial Alberta Member of Legislative Assembly Riding Took office Left office Province NoteRon Ghitter(born 1935)Calgary BuffaloConservativeSheldon Chumir(1940–1992)Calgary-BuffaloLiberalKaren Leibovici(born 1952)Edmonton MeadowlarkLiberalStephen Mandel(born 1945)Edmonton-WhitemudConservativeMinister of Health (2014–2015)Edmonton City Councillor (2001–2004)Mayor of Edmonton (2004–2013)Richard Gotfried(born 1958)Calgary-Fish CreekIncumbentConservativeRicardo Miranda(born 1976)Calgary-CrossNDP
British Columbia Member of Legislative Assembly Riding Took office Left office Province Note Dave Barrett(1930–2018)Dewdney NDP Premier of British Columbia (1972–1975)Federal MP (1988–1993)CoquitlamVancouver EastDavid Chudnovsky(born 1949)Vancouver-KensingtonNDPJudy Darcy(born 1949)New WestminsterNDPMinister of Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia (2017–2020)George HeymanVancouver-FairviewIncumbentNDPhttps://www.jewishindependent.ca/cabinet-appointments/Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (2017–present)Selina Robinson(born 1964)Coquitlam-MaillardvilleIncumbentIndependenthttps://www.jewishindependent.ca/cabinet-appointments/Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (2022–2024)Minister of Finance (2020–2022)Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (2017–2020)
Manitoba Member of Legislative Assembly Riding Took office Left office Province NoteSolomon Hart Green(1885–1969)Winnipeg NorthLiberalWilliam Tobias(1892–1941)WinnipegConservativeMarcus Hyman(1883–1938)WinnipegIndependent LabourMorris Gray(1889–1966)InksterNDPWinnipeg Alderman (1930–1942)David Orlikow(1918–1998)St. JohnsNDPManitoba MP (1962–1988)Winnipeg School Trustee (1945–1950)Winnipeg City Councillor (1951–1958)Saul Cherniack(1917–2018)St. JohnsNDPMinister of Finance (1969–1972, 1973–1975)Winnipeg City Councillor (1959–1962)Maitland Steinkopf(1912–1970)River HeightsConservativeMinister for Public Utilities (1963–1964)Sidney Green(born 1929)InksterProgressiveMinister of Health (1969)Minister of Natural Resources (1969–1972)Minister of Urban Affairs (1971–1972)Minister for Manitoba Development (1973–1977)NDP MLA (1966–1979)Winnipeg City Councillor (1962–1965)Saul Miller(1917–1993)Seven OaksNDPMinister of Colleges and University Affairs (1971–1973)Minister of Urban Affairs (1973–1974), (1974–1976)Minister of Health and Social Development (1974–1974)Minister of Finance (1976–1977)Sidney Spivak(1928–2002)River HeightsConservativeManitoba PC Leader (1971–1975)Minister of Industry and Commerce (1966–1969)Minister of Government Services (1978–1979)Cy Gonick(born 1936)CrescentwoodNDPIzzy Asper(1932–2003)WolseleyLiberalLeader of the Manitoba Liberals (1970–1975)Marty Dolin(1939–2018)KildonanNDPJim Carr(1951–2022)CrescentwoodLiberalDeputy Leader of the Manitoba Liberals (1988–1992)Federal MP (2015–current)
Newfoundland and Labrador Member of House of Assembly Riding Took office Left office Province NoteTom Marshall(born 1946)Humber EastConservativePremier of Newfoundland & Labrador (2014)Minister of Justice (2003–2006)Minister of Finance (2006–2014)
Saskatchewan Member of House of Assembly Riding Took office Left office Province NoteSam Asbell(1914–1965)BengoughLiberalAsbell died in office at the age of 50.
Nova Scotia Member of Legislative Assembly Riding Took office Left office Province NotePercy Gaum(1915–1994)Cape Breton NorthPCHoward Epstein(born 1949)Halifax ChebuctoNDPHalifax City Councillor (1994–1998)
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