Rechie Valdez

Rechie Aileen Valdez is a Canadian politician who has been Minister for Women and Gender Equality, and Secretary of State since 2025. She was previously Minister of Small Business from 2023 to 2025 and Chief Government Whip in 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Valdez was elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for Mississauga—Streetsville in the 2021 federal election. She is the first Filipino Canadian woman to serve as a Cabinet minister and MP.