Arif Virani

Arif Virani
Virani in 2024
Minister of Justice
Attorney General of Canada
Assumed office
July 26, 2023
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byDavid Lametti
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
In office
August 31, 2018 – July 26, 2023
MinisterJody Wilson-Raybould
David Lametti
Preceded byMarco Mendicino
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism)
In office
January 28, 2017 – August 30, 2018
MinisterMélanie Joly
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byGary Anandasangaree
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterJohn McCallum
Preceded byCostas Menegakis
Succeeded bySerge Cormier
Member of Parliament
for Parkdale—High Park
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byPeggy Nash
Personal details
Born (1971-11-23) November 23, 1971 (age 52)
Kampala, Uganda
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
SpouseSuchita Jain
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materMcGill University (BA)
University of Toronto Faculty of Law (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

Arif Virani PC MP (born November 23, 1971) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the minister of justice and attorney general of Canada since July 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Virani represents Parkdale—High Park in the House of Commons. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Justice and Attorney General, he held a number of parliamentary secretary portfolios, including to the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship from 2015 to 2017, and to the minister of Canadian heritage (multiculturalism) from 2017 to 2018, to the minister of justice and attorney general from 2018 to 2021, and to the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development from 2021 to 2023.