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11 Facts About Annie Koutrakis

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MP Koutrakis currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of tourism and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.

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MP Annie Koutrakis is a current member of four committees: Standing Committee on official Languages, Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

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Annie Koutrakis was born in Montreal and lived in Laval for 26 years.

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Annie Koutrakis previously served on the board of CLSC Normand-Bethune, the Hellenic Social Services of Quebec, and the Hellenic Board of Trade of Montreal.

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Annie Koutrakis was vice president of the parents committee at Ecole Demosthenes, and served on the Alexandria Fundraising Committee in Laval.

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Annie Koutrakis was first elected as an MP in 2019, during the 2019 Canadian federal election.

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Annie Koutrakis ran in the riding of Vimy, which is one of the four electoral districts in the city of Laval, Quebec, and won the election with a comfortable margin.

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Annie Koutrakis replaced outgoing Liberal MP Eva Nassif, who served as the Liberal MP in the riding from 2015 to 2019.

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Annie Koutrakis was a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and a member of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Aid in Dying, a committee made up of Members of Parliament and Senators who are conducting the five-year review of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada.

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MP Annie Koutrakis is part of various parliamentary associations and interparliamentary groups.

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On March 23,2020, Annie Koutrakis introduced Bill C-276, entitled An Act to designate the Month of March as Hellenic Heritage Month, in the House of Commons.