Yasmin Ratansi

Yasmin Ratansi
Member of Parliament
for Don Valley East
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byJoe Daniel
Succeeded byMichael Coteau
In office
June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byDavid Collenette
Succeeded byJoe Daniel
Personal details
Born (1951-01-04) January 4, 1951 (age 73)
Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory
NationalityCanadian
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (until 2020)
Residence(s)Maryvale, Scarborough, Toronto[1]
ProfessionAccountant, management consultant

Yasmin Ratansi (born January 4, 1951) is a former Canadian politician who represented the Toronto-area riding of Don Valley East in the House of Commons from 2004 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2021. She was elected as a Liberal in the 2004 federal election and served until her defeat in 2011. She was re-elected in 2015 and 2019. Ratansi left the Liberal Party on November 9, 2020, following a CBC News investigation that revealed she had violated parliamentary rules by using public funds to employ her sister in her constituency office. Ratansi sat as an independent for the remainder of her term and did not seek re-election in the 2021 election.

Ratansi is an Ismaili Muslim and was the first Muslim woman elected to Parliament.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 23, 2021.