Former nine-term member of Parliament Carolyn Bennett has taken on a new role.
She has been appointed Canada’s next ambassador to Denmark, the prime minister announced on Wednesday.
“Carolyn Bennett has dedicated her entire life to community and service,” Trudeau was quoted in a news release.
“As Canada’s Ambassador to Denmark, she will deepen the relationship between our two countries, including by advancing our shared commitment to protect the Arctic, take climate action, create good middle-class jobs, and build a better future for everyone.”
Bennett served as an Ontario MP from 1997 until last fall, when she decided to step down ahead of her 73rd birthday.
She held several cabinet portfolios during her career, including Minister of State for Public Health, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health.
Canada shares a 3,000-kilometre maritime border with Denmark and almost 200,000 Canadians are of Danish ancestry.
The Embassy of Canada to Denmark is located in Copenhagen, with an Honorary Consul located in Nuuk, Greenland.
In Canada, Denmark maintains an embassy in Ottawa, a consulate in Toronto, and honorary consulates in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Saint John, St. John’s, Vancouver, Iqaluit, and Winnipeg
