Ahmed Hussen

Ahmed Hussen
Hussen in 2017
Minister of International Development
Assumed office
July 26, 2023[1]
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byHarjit Sajjan
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion
In office
October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023[1]
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byBardish Chagger (Diversity and Inclusion)
Succeeded bySean Fraser (Housing)
Kamal Khera (Diversity and Inclusion)
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
In office
November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byJean-Yves Duclos
Succeeded byKarina Gould
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
In office
January 10, 2017 – November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byJohn McCallum
Succeeded byMarco Mendicino
Member of Parliament
for York South—Weston
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byMike Sullivan
Personal details
Born1976 (age 47–48)[2]
Mogadishu, Somalia
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
SpouseEbyan Farah
ResidenceVaughan, Ontario
Alma materYork University
University of Ottawa
ProfessionLawyer, activist

Ahmed Hussen PC MP (Somali: Axmed Xuseen; born 1976) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been serving as the Minister of International Development since July 26, 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Hussen has also sat as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto-area riding of York South—Weston since the 2015 federal election. He previously served as the Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion from 2021 to 2023, Minister of families, children and social development from 2019 to 2021 and the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship from 2017 to 2019. He is the first Somali-Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons and the first to hold a federal Cabinet position.

  1. ^ a b Tunney, Catharine (July 26, 2023). "Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios". CBC News. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "HUSSEN, The Hon. Ahmed, P.C." Library of Parliament. Retrieved September 8, 2017.