Background
Qualtrough was born in Calgary in 1971.
Qualtrough was born in Calgary in 1971.
University of Victoria.
She has been visually impaired since birth, and competed in swimming at the 1988 and 1992 Paralympic Games. Following her athletic career, Qualtrough studied political science at the University of Ottawa and then earned a law degree from the University of Victoria. She subsequently worked as a lawyer, and served on the governing board of the Americas Paralympic Committee.
As a lawyer, Qualtrough primarily focused on human rights matters.
She served as counsel to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and prior to her election to the House of Commons was the vice-chair of British Columbia"s Workers" Compensation Appeal Tribunal. On November 4, 2015, she was named Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities in the present Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau.
