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Of all the Montreal Liberals elected to the House of Commons, three are likely to make it into Justin Trudeau’s first cabinet, as he tries to balance old and new, male and female, and represent all regions.

A lawyer, a professor and an astronaut, each with their own trajectories to becoming MPs, are expected to be key figures in Trudeau’s government.

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Mélanie Joly

Photo by Dario Ayala / Montreal Gazette

Age: 36

Alma mater: Université de Montréal, Oxford

Neighbourhood she calls home: Mile End

Twitter: 12,200 followers

Career before politics: Lawyer, public relations entrepreneur

Political experience: In 2013, she came in second behind Denis Coderre in Montreal’s mayoral election obtaining 26.50% of the votes, under the banner of “vrai changement” or real change, a slogan Trudeau then picked up. She helped Trudeau with his election campaign, and beat out three other party members to win the nomination for Liberal candidate in Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

Fun fact: her Wikipedia entry lists her religion as “attorney.”