Anita Anand
Canadian politician and professor
Anita Anand PC MP (born 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. She is the minister of national defence since 2021. She has represented the riding of Oakville in the House of Commons since 2019. She is a member of the Liberal Party.
Anita Anand | |
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| Minister of National Defence | |
| Assumed office October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Harjit Sajjan |
| Receiver General for Canada Minister of Public Services and Procurement | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Carla Qualtrough |
| Succeeded by | Filomena Tassi |
| Member of Parliament for Oakville | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Oliver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Indira Anita Anand[1] 1967 (age 56–57)[2] Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Oakville, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Queen's University (BA) Wadham College, Oxford (BA) Dalhousie University (LLB) University of Toronto (LLM) |
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She is the first Indian Canadian of a Hindu background to become a federal minister in Canada.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ "The Canadian Ministry (by order of precedence" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ↑ "Meet Anita Indira Anand, a law professor who became Canada's first Hindu minister". Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ↑ "Anita Anand first Hindu to be appointed cabinet minister in Canada". Hindustan Times. 2019-11-21. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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