Anita Anand, a Canadian politician of Indian origin, was appointed as the defence minister of the country on October 26, 2021, in Justin Trudeau\u2019s Cabinet following a reshuffle, reported PTI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is only the second women to be appointed as Canada\u2019s National Defence Minister, after Kim Campbell in the 1990s. The 54-year-old Anita Anand replaces long-time Indian-origin Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Anand is the second woman to serve as Canada\u2019s defence minister, reported The Guardian<\/em>. She previously held the portfolio of the procurement minister.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anita Anand, a Canadian politician of Indian origin, was appointed as the defence minister of the country on October 26, 2021, in Justin Trudeau\u2019s Cabinet following a reshuffle, reported PTI. She is only the second women to be appointed as Canada\u2019s National Defence Minister, after Kim Campbell in the 1990s. 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