Anita Anand
Anita Anand (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 the Canadian 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]
Anita Anand Media
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
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References
- ↑ "The Canadian Ministry (by order of precedence" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ Template:Cite 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.