Mandy Gull-Masty

Mandy Shana Gull-Masty is a Canadian politician who has been Minister of Indigenous Services since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Gull-Masty was elected as the member of Parliament for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Quebec, in 2025. Before entering federal politics, she was Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees from 2021 to 2025, and was the first woman to hold this position.

Personal life

Gull-Masty was born in Waswanipi in 1980. She is a Cree from Waswanipi Cree Nation. She gave birth to her first child at 14 years old. She graduated with a diploma in social science from Dawson College and later completed two bachelor's degrees, one in political science and the other in public and community affairs and policy analysis at Concordia University.
Gull-Masty is the mother of four children.

Political career

She was first elected as the Deputy Chief of Waswanipi in 2014 and responsible for finance, administration, housing and mining negotiation portfolios. In 2017, she was elected as deputy head of the Grand Council of the Crees. In 2021, she was elected as the grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees and became the first woman to hold this position. She stepped down from this position in March 2025 to run for the Liberal Party in the federal election. She was elected in the 2025 federal election for the riding of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, defeating Bloc Québécois incumbent Sylvie Bérubé who held this riding from 2019 to 2025. On May 13, 2025, she joined Prime Minister Mark Carney's 30th Canadian Ministry as Minister of Indigenous Services, becoming the first Indigenous person in the role.