Indian-origin Anita Anand appointed as National Defence Minister of Canada
- An Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand has been appointed as the new Defence Minister of the country on October 26, 2021 in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- She is only the second women to be appointed as Canada’s National Defence Minister, after Kim Campbell in the 1990s.
- The 54-year-old Anita Anand replaces long-time Indian-origin Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.