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Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 07:02 IST
Indian-origin Anita Anand, a former defence and transport minister, has been appointed Canada’s new Foreign Affairs Minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet.
Indian-origin Anita Anand appointed Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister (Photo: X/@AnitaAnandMP)
Canada’s new government will relentlessly protect the nation’s sovereignty as it works to redefine fraught relations with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as his cabinet was sworn in.
Former foreign minister Melanie Joly was moved to industry minister, with Indian-origin Anita Anand replacing her as Canada’s top diplomat.
With the development, Anita Anand became the first Hindu woman to be appointed as Canada’s Foreign Minister.
Soon after the announcement, Anand said, “I am honoured to be named Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. I look forward to working with Prime Minister Mark Carney and our team to build a safer, fairer world and deliver for Canadians."
WHO IS ANITA ANAND?
Anand, who was the transport minister and had earlier held the defence portfolio, said in January that she was leaving politics and returning to academia.
However, Carney persuaded her to return to the cabinet and take the foreign affairs portfolio after she was re-elected in last month’s election.
In Carney’s cabinet, one of Anand’s missions will be to pilot the reset of the almost ruptured ties with India that Carney signalled, while managing the delicate relations with President Donald Trump’s America.
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