Caroline Desrochers | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure | |
| Assumed office June 5, 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament forTrois-Rivières | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | René Villemure |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 52–53)[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Danny Myint |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Concordia University (BA) |
Caroline Desrochers is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and economist who was elected to theCanadian House of Commons in the2025 federal election. She representsTrois-Rivières as a member of theLiberal Party.
Desrochers grew up in Montreal'sSouth Shore, the youngest of two children. Her father was a truck driver, while her mother worked in the restaurant industry.[1] She graduated fromConcordia University in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in economics.[1][2]
Following her studies, Desrochers completed a six-month humanitarian internship in Mexico where she worked with street children. She later worked for two years as a political and public affairs officer at the Canadian embassy in Haiti where she met her husband.[1] In 2015, the family moved toNew York City where she worked as a director of political and cultural affairs with the Canadian delegation until 2020.[1][3] Upon returning to Canada, the family settled inChelsea, Quebec.[1] At the time she entered politics, Desrochers was working as director general atGlobal Affairs Canada.[4]
In the2021 federal election, Desrochers ran as theLiberal candidate in theriding ofLa Prairie.[4] She was defeated byBloc Québécois incumbentAlain Therrien.[5]
On April 1, 2025, she was named the Liberal candidate forTrois-Rivières.[6] Later that month, she was elected to theHouse of Commons,unseating Bloc Quebecois incumbentRené Villemure. Her victory marked the first Liberal win in the riding since 1984 and the first time since 1993 that Trois-Rivières was represented by a member of the governing party.[7]
Desrochers and her husband, Danny Myint, have two children.[1][4]