Anita Anand
About
Anita Anand is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the minister of national defence since 2021. 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. Anand now holds the portfolio of Minister of National Defence, while she served in the 43rd Parliament of Canada as Minister of Public Services and Procurement. She is the first Hindu to become a federal minister in Canada.