4-time Olympic medallist Adam van Koeverden to oversee sport in PM Carney's new cabinet

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· Posted: May 13, 2025 2:33 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Canadian kayak fable Adam van Koeverden, who precocious was elected to a 3rd word arsenic a Member of Parliament, was named Secretary of State for Sport connected Tuesday in Prime Minister Mark Carney's caller cabinet.

A Toronto autochthonal who was raised successful adjacent Oakville, Ont., the 43-year-old van Koeverden was sworn successful astatine Rideau Hall successful Ottawa on with 28 ministers and 9 different secretaries of state.

Van Koeverden was archetypal elected to the House of Commons successful 2019 and was re-elected for a 2nd time on April 28 successful the Burlington North-Milton West riding (formerly Milton) by 5,983 votes. 

Van Koeverden is simply a four-time medallist astatine the Summer Games successful sprint kayak, winning golden and bronze astatine his archetypal Olympics successful Athens successful 2004, and pursuing up with metallic medals astatine Beijing successful 2008 and London successful 2012. He ended his competitory vocation pursuing the Rio Olympics successful 2016.

The 2022 Canada Sports Hall of Fame inductee besides won 2 satellite title titles and 8 medals overall. Van Koeverden was doubly Canada's flag-bearer — astatine the closing ceremonial successful Athens and the opening ceremonial successful Beijing.

The national sports portfolio has had a fig of iterations implicit the years, often combined with different responsibilities. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had distinct sports ministers successful his cabinets from 2015 to 2024, but Carney eliminated the relation successful his archetypal furniture named successful March earlier the election.

Van Koeverden and the different secretaries of authorities — a long-dormant designation Carney is reviving — will person a much inferior role, with little inclusion successful afloat furniture responsibilities.