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Federal electoral districts represented by visible minorities during the 42nd Canadian Parliament (2015–2019) marked by party colour. This list comprises persons who belong to a visible minority group who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.
Chargé d'Affaires a.i. and other diplomatic heads in Canada, as of July 2024 [4] Sending country/entity Name Diplomatic title Higher official title Albania: Eliabeta Frroku Second Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador Algeria: Mokhtar Alloune Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador Azerbaijan: Vasif Cingiz Oglu Abutalibov
Seema Verma – first Indian-American female administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Sara Gideon - Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives; Suhas Subramanyam - first Indian-American elected to the Virginia General Assembly and former Obama Administration White House official
Deepak Obhrai was the first Hindu MP in Canada. Anita Anand, Chandra Arya, Arpan Khanna, and Shuvaloy Majumdar have since been elected as MPs. [27] Vim Kochhar was the first Hindu appointed to the Senate, [28] Raj Sherman was the first Hindu to lead a Canadian political party). [29] Anita Anand is the first Hindu
This is a list of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to other countries and international organizations, including permanent representatives of ambassadorial rank from Canada. In cases where a diplomat is accredited to more than one nation, the first country listed is the location of the Ambassador's or High Commissioner's residence ...
Tim Uppal is a Sikh born in New Westminster to Indian immigrant parents. [10] Alice Wong MP for Richmond: 18 May 2011: 4 November 2015: 4 years, 157 days Minister for Seniors (2011–2015) Alice Wong is a Chinese Canadian who immigrated to Canada in 1980. Alice Wong is the first Chinese Canadian woman to serve in cabinet. [11]
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed - Indian Canadian social and women's rights activist, educationist, writer, former member of the Planning Commission of India; executive assistant to the Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower, Government of Alberta, 1975; Director of Colleges and Universities at the ministry, 1978
The head of a diplomatic mission to an international organization is called a permanent representative. All ambassadors, high commissioners and permanent representatives of India are appointed by the Ministry of External Affairs and are almost always career diplomats and members of the Indian Foreign Service.