Andrea Khanjin | |
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| Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | |
| Assumed office September 22, 2023 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | David Piccini |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Barrie—Innisfil | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1987 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Innisfil, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
| Occupation | Politician |
Andrea Daria Khanjin[1] MPP (born December 27, 1987)[2] is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of the environment, conservation and parks since 2023 and the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Barrie—Innisfil since 2018. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Khanjin was previously her caucus' deputy house leader from 2020 to 2024 and deputy party whip from 2022 to 2023. She was also a parliamentary assistant from 2018 to 2023.[3] Khanjin is the first Jewish woman to be a PC cabinet minister.
- ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Csillag, Ron (June 28, 2018). "From Soviet Russia to Ontario's Legislature, Andrea Khanjin Shares Her Story". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Andrea Khanjin | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.