Patricia A. "Patty" Hajdu (; born November 3, 1966) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. Since January, 2017, she has been the Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour in the federal Cabinet, previous to this she was the Minister of Status of Women, sworn in on November 4, 2015.Hajdu attended Lakehead University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours, and the University of Victoria, where she obtained a Masters of Public Administration. Wikipedia