Anita Anand

Indira Anita Anand (born May 20, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician who has served as the minister of Foreign Affairs since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Anand was elected to the House of Commons in 2019 and currently serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Oakville East.

Anand was first elected as the MP for Oakville in the October 2019 election and was subsequently appointed to Cabinet in November. In the 29th Canadian Ministry, chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Anand first served as the minister of public services and procurement, where she was responsible for the federal government's procurement of vaccines and personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, she became the minister of national defence and played a key role in Canadian efforts to provide military aid to Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Anand was the president of the Treasury Board from 2023 to 2024 and the minister of transport and internal trade from 2024 to 2025. ''Maclean’s'' described her at one point as the Trudeau government’s “all-round fixer.”

In the 30th Canadian Ministry, chaired by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Anand was appointed minister of innovation, science and industry. She held the role for two months prior to her appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs following the 2025 federal election.

Anand is the first Hindu woman to be elected to Parliament and the first Hindu member of Cabinet in Canada. Provided by Wikipedia