Kirsty Duncan

Kirsty Duncan
Duncan in 2019
Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
In office
November 20, 2019  December 3, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byChris Bittle
Succeeded bySherry Romanado
Minister of Science and Sport
In office
November 4, 2015  November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byHerself (Sport and Persons with Disabilities)
Ed Holder (Science and Technology)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
In office
January 25, 2018  July 18, 2018
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byKent Hehr
Succeeded byHerself (Sport)
Carla Qualtrough (Persons with Disabilities)
Member of Parliament
for Etobicoke North
In office
October 14, 2008  March 23, 2025
Preceded byRoy Cullen
Succeeded byJohn Zerucelli
Personal details
Born
Kirsty Ellen Duncan

(1966-10-31) October 31, 1966
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Domestic partnerSven Spengemann
Residence(s)Richmond Gardens, Etobicoke, Ontario
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BA)
University of Edinburgh (PhD)
ProfessionGeographer, professor, politician
Websitekirstyduncan.liberal.ca

Kirsty Ellen Duncan PC (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadian politician and medical geographer from Ontario, Canada. Duncan was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North from 2008 until 2025, and she served as deputy leader of the government in the House of Commons from 2019 to 2021. Duncan has previously served as minister of science and minister of sport and persons with disabilities. She has published a book about her 1998 expedition to uncover the cause of the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic.