Member of the Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre
In office 10 October 2007 – 6 June 2018
Preceded by
Richard Patten
Succeeded by
Joel Harden
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Personal details
Born
(1973-01-25) 25 January 1973 (age 51) Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality
Canadian
Political party
Liberal
Other political affiliations
Ontario Liberal
Children
2
Residence(s)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater
McMaster University (BA, BSc), University of Ottawa (LLB), Carleton University (MA), Rotman School of Management
Occupation
Lawyer
politician
Yasir Abbas NaqviMP (born 25 January 1973) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Ottawa Centre since the 2021 federal election, sitting as a Liberal. Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Naqvi was active in Ontario provincial politics, serving as the first visible-minority attorney general of Ontario (2016–2018), minister of community safety and correctional services (2014–2016), and minister of labour (2013–2014). He represented Ottawa Centre in the Legislative Assembly. On 3 June 2023, Naqvi announced his candidacy for the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Election in which he lost to Bonnie Crombie finishing in third.[1]
^"MP Yasir Naqvi officially joins Ontario Liberal leadership race: 'My mission is to defeat Doug Ford'". thestar.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
Yasir Abbas Naqvi MP (born 25 January 1973) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Ottawa Centre since the 2021...
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exonerations they were involved in. In December 2016, Ontario Attorney General YasirNaqvi announced that the Ontario government would provide $825,000 in funding...
ridings were carried by their incumbent parties. With the exception of YasirNaqvi, who carried Ottawa Centre by a much smaller margin over the NDP than...
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on a statutory footing, in October 2016 Attorney General of Ontario YasirNaqvi introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly which, in part, included...
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