Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera | |
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Khera in 2024 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Mark Holland |
| Succeeded by | Marjorie Michel |
| Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities | |
| In office July 26, 2023 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Hussen |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Seniors | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Deb Schulte |
| Succeeded by | Seamus O'Regan |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development | |
| In office August 31, 2018 – January 31, 2021 | |
| Minister | Karina Gould |
| Preceded by | Celina Caesar-Chavannes |
| Succeeded by | Maninder Sidhu |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue | |
| In office January 30, 2017 – August 31, 2018 | |
| Minister | Diane Lebouthillier |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Dubourg |
| Succeeded by | Deb Schulte |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | Jane Philpott |
| Preceded by | Cathy McLeod |
| Succeeded by | Darren Fisher |
| Member of Parliament for Brampton West | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kyle Seeback |
| Succeeded by | Amarjeet Gill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Delhi, India |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Jaspreet Dhillon |
| Residence(s) | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | York University (BSN) |
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Kamal Khera is a Canadian nurse and politician who served as a Cabinet Minister under both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prime Minister Mark Carney. A member of the Liberal Party, Khera represented the riding of Brampton West in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2025. She served as Minister of Seniors from 2021 to 2023, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities from 2023 to 2025, and Minister of Health in 2025 until she was unseated in the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Khera is among the youngest women ever elected to the House of Commons.