Anita Anand

The Honourable Anita Anand PC MP
Anand in 2023
Registrar General of Canada Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Incumbent
Assumed office March 14, 2025
Prime Minister	Mark Carney
Preceded by	François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Transport
In office September 19, 2024 – March 14, 2025
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Pablo Rodriguez
Succeeded by	Chrystia Freeland
Minister of Internal Trade
In office December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Dominic LeBlanc (2019)
Succeeded by	Chrystia Freeland
President of the Treasury Board
In office July 26, 2023 – December 20, 2024
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Mona Fortier
Succeeded by	Ginette Petitpas Taylor
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 (1967-05-20) May 20, 1967 Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Relatives	Sonia Anand (sister)
Residence	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Queen's University (BA) Wadham College, Oxford (BA) Dalhousie University (LLB) University of Toronto (LLM)
Profession	Lawyer politician

Anita Anand PC MP (born 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. In 2024, Anand became the Minister of Transport and Minister of Internal Trade. She was the minister of national defence from 2021 to 2023. She has represented the riding of Oakville in the House of Commons since 2019. She is a member of the Liberal Party.

She is the first Indian Canadian of a Hindu background to become a federal minister in Canada.