Marwah Rizqy
Marwah Rizqy is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Saint-Laurent as an independent. She was elected as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Career
Prior to Rizqy's election, she was a professor of tax law at the University of Sherbrooke.She previously ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election in the riding of Hochelaga, finishing behind New Democratic Party incumbent Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet by 500 votes. In 2017, Rizqy sought the Liberal nomination for the Saint-Laurent by-election caused by the resignation of Stéphane Dion. Rizqy was defeated for the nomination by eventual winner Emmanuella Lambropoulos.
As of September 7, 2024, she serves as the opposition critic for Education and Higher Education, Treasury Board and Government Administration, Infrastructures, Tax Havens, and Consumer Protection. On June 19, 2025, she was named parliamentary leader of the Quebec Liberal Party by Pablo Rodriguez. She was removed as leader by Rodriguez in November 2025, after Rizqy fired Geneviève Hinse, her chief of staff, without consulting him. Hinse later filed a lawsuit against Rizqy.