Ahmed Hussen
Ahmed Hussen | |
|---|---|
Hussen in 2017 | |
| Minister of International Development | |
| In office July 26, 2023 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Harjit Sajjan |
| Succeeded by | Mélanie Joly |
| Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Bardish Chagger (Diversity and Inclusion) |
| Succeeded by | Sean Fraser (Housing) Kamal Khera (Diversity and Inclusion) |
| Minister of Families, Children and Social Development | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jean-Yves Duclos |
| Succeeded by | Karina Gould |
| Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
| In office January 10, 2017 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | John McCallum |
| Succeeded by | Marco Mendicino |
| Member of Parliament for York South—Weston—Etobicoke York South—Weston (2015–2025) | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 48–49) Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Ebyan Farah |
| Residence | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Alma mater | York University University of Ottawa |
| Profession | Lawyer, activist |
Ahmed Hussen PC MP (Somali: Axmed Xuseen; born 1976) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. 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 International Development from 2023 to 2025, 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.