Rachel Bendayan was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Outremont in 2019.

Ms. Bendayan has previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade.

Over a period of close to 10 years, Ms. Bendayan built a successful legal practice at Norton Rose Fulbright in the fields of litigation and international arbitration, specializing in international trade law.

Ms. Bendayan also taught at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal. She later served as Chief of Staff to the federal Minister of Small Business and Tourism.

A mother and a deeply engaged member of her community, Ms. Bendayan has a strong connection to the families she represents in the Montréal neighbourhoods of Outremont, Mile End, and Côte‑des‑Neiges.