Jenna Sudds is an economist and politician. Currently, she is the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Member of Parliament for Kanata—Carleton in the House of Commons of Canada. Sudds received her B.A. in Economics from Brock University her M.A. in Economics from Carleton University. Prior to becoming Minister, Sudds was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Women, Gender Equality, and Youth. Before that, she was Deputy Mayor of Ottawa and a member of the Ottawa City Council.