Anita Anand
Anita Anand (born 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2025. In 2024, Anand became the Minister of Transport and Minister of Internal Trade. She was the minister of national defence from 2021 to 2023. She has represented the riding of Oakville in the House of Commons since 2019. She is a member of the Liberal Party.
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Mélanie Joly |
| Registrar General of Canada Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry | |
| In office March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | François-Philippe Champagne |
| Succeeded by | Mélanie Joly |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office September 19, 2024 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Pablo Rodriguez |
| Succeeded by | Chrystia Freeland |
| Minister of Internal Trade | |
| In office December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Dominic LeBlanc (2019) |
| Succeeded by | Chrystia Freeland |
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| In office July 26, 2023 – December 20, 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Mona Fortier |
| Succeeded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Harjit Sajjan |
| Succeeded by | Bill Blair |
| 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 the Canadian Parliament for Oakville East (Oakville, 2019–2025) | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Oliver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Indira Anita Anand[1] 1967 (age 57–58)[2] Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relatives | Sonia Anand (sister) |
| Residence | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Queen's University (BA) University of 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]
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Anand speaking at a Liberal Party rally in Hamilton, Ontario in the weeks leading up to the 2021 Canadian federal election
Anand and General Wayne Eyre in 2022
Anand stands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Brussels, Belgium at a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in June 2022
Anand with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in April 2022
At United States Northern Command headquarters, Anand, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and General Glen D. VanHerck listen to the playing of the Canadian and American national anthems in 2022
Anand hosts U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the 2022 Halifax International Security Forum, in her home province of Nova Scotia
Anand with Marco Rubio in August 2025
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References
- ↑ "The Canadian Ministry (by order of precedence)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ↑ Nath, Sanstuti (14 May 2025). "Who Is Anita Anand, Canada's New Indian-Origin Foreign Minister". NDTV. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-anita-anand-canadas-new-indian-origin-foreign-minister-8408499. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "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.