OTTAWA, May 14: Indo-Canadians Anita Anand and Maninder Sidhu have been appointed as Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Trade respectively in the new cabinet announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Anand was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and was previously the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
She replaced Melanie Joly, who is now the Minister of Industry.
Anand, who was a front-runner in the race to replace Trudeau, has previously served as President of the Treasury Board, Minister of National Defence, and Minister of Public Services and Procurement.
Sidhu, a 41-year-old entrepreneur, has been an MP from Brampton East since 2019 and has been a Parliamentary Secretary at Global Affairs Canada for over four years.
The Canadian prime minister’s new cabinet will have 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of State who will provide dedicated leadership on key issues and priorities within their minister’s portfolio.
Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development), is among the junior ministers.
Carney praised the new cabinet for its empowered and expected leadership, aiming to create a stronger economy and a stronger relationship with the United States. (PTI)
