Amita Kuttner
Amita (Avi) Kuttner | |
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| Interim Leader of the Green Party of Canada | |
| In office November 24, 2021 – November 19, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Annamie Paul |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1990 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Green |
| Website | amitakuttner |
Amita (Avi) Kuttner (/ˈɑːmitə/ AH-mee-tə; born December 4, 1990) is a Canadian astrophysicist, actor, and politician who served as the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from November 24, 2021, to November 19, 2022. Kuttner first ran for office in the 2019 federal election, seeking a House of Commons seat as a Green candidate, followed by a run for Green Party leadership in 2020 following the election. They are the first transgender person and the first person of East Asian descent to lead a federal party in Canada.