Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree | |
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கரி ஆனந்தசங்கரி | |
| Minister of Public Safety | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | David McGuinty |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada | |
| In office March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Arif Virani |
| Succeeded by | Sean Fraser |
| Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs | |
| In office December 20, 2024 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Himself (Crown–Indigenous Relations) Dan Vandal (Northern Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Alty (Crown–Indigenous Relations) Rebecca Chartrand (Northern Affairs) |
| Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | |
| In office December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Dan Vandal |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Chartrand |
| Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations | |
| In office July 26, 2023 – December 20, 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Marc Miller |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park Scarborough—Rouge Park (2015–2025) | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sathiyasangaree Anandasangaree 1973 Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Citizenship | Canada Sri Lanka (former) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Parent | V. Anandasangaree |
| Residence(s) | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Sathiyasangaree "Gary" Anandasangaree (Tamil: சத்தியசங்கரி ஆனந்தசங்கரி) is a Canadian politician and a lawyer who has been Minister of Public Safety since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Anandasangaree was elected to the House of Commons in 2015 and currently serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park.
Anandasangaree was previously the minister of Crown–Indigenous relations and northern affairs from December 2024 to May 2025 and minister of justice and attorney general of Canada from March to May 2025. He is a Tamil-Canadian, and the second minister of Tamil descent to hold office, following Anita Anand.