Yasir Naqvi | |
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![]() Naqvi in 2021 | |
Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre | |
Assumed office 20 September 2021 | |
Preceded by | Catherine McKenna |
39th Attorney General of Ontario | |
In office 13 June 2016 – 29 June 2018 | |
Premier | Kathleen Wynne |
Preceded by | Madeleine Meilleur |
Succeeded by | Caroline Mulroney |
Member of the Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre | |
In office 10 October 2007 – 6 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Richard Patten |
Succeeded by | Joel Harden |
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Personal details | |
Born | Karachi, Pakistan | 25 January 1973
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Ontario Liberal |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | McMaster University (BA, BSc), University of Ottawa (LLB), Carleton University (MA), Rotman School of Management |
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Yasir Abbas Naqvi MP (born 25 January 1973) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Ottawa Centre since the 2021 federal election, sitting as a Liberal. Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Naqvi was active in Ontario provincial politics, serving as the first visible-minority attorney general of Ontario (2016–2018), minister of community safety and correctional services (2014–2016), and minister of labour (2013–2014). He represented Ottawa Centre in the Legislative Assembly. On 3 June 2023, Naqvi announced his candidacy for the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Election in which he lost to Bonnie Crombie finishing in third.[1]