For the British journalist, see Anita Anand (journalist).
The Honourable
Anita Anand
PC MP
Anand in 2023
President of the Treasury Board
Incumbent
Assumed office July 26, 2023
Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau
Preceded by
Mona Fortier
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 Parliament for Oakville
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by
John Oliver
Personal details
Born
Indira Anita Anand[1]
1967 Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party
Liberal
Relatives
Sonia Anand (sister)
Gita Anand (sister)
Residence(s)
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater
Queen's University (BA) Wadham College, Oxford (BA) Dalhousie University (LLB) University of Toronto (LLM)
Profession
Lawyer
politician
Anita Indira AnandPC MP (born 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the president of the Treasury Board since July 2023. She has represented the riding of Oakville in the House of Commons since the 2019 federal election, sitting as a member of the Liberal Party.
From 2019 to 2021, she served as minister of public services and procurement. She oversaw Canada's procurement of vaccines and personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2021 to 2023, while serving as minister of national defence, Anand led Canada's efforts to provide military aid to Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, sought to reform the culture in the Canadian Armed Forces following a series of sexual misconduct scandals, and made efforts to reform and strengthen Canada's military procurement of warships and airplanes, as well as re-establishing Canada's military status amid broad criticism. She is the first Hindu woman to be elected as a Member of Parliament and the first Hindu to become a Cabinet Minister in Canada.[2][3]
^"The Canadian Ministry (by order of precedence)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^"Justin Trudeau raised eyebrows when he shuffled a high-profile minister". Toronto Star. July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^"Anita Anand first Hindu to be appointed cabinet minister in Canada". Hindustan Times. November 21, 2019. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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