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| Secretary of State (Combatting Crime) | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Minister of Democratic Institutions | |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Dominic LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Arielle Kayabaga |
| Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | |
| In office Template:En dash range | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Filomena Tassi |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office Template:En dash range | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Steven MacKinnon |
| Succeeded by | Mona Fortier |
| Member of Parliament for Brampton North—Caledon Brampton North (2015–2025) | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
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| Party | Liberal |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | Official website |
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Ruby Sahota[1] PC MP (born June 22, 1979)[2][3] is a Canadian lawyer and politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she is currently serving as Secretary of State (Combatting Crime). She previously served as the Minister of Democratic Institutions from 2024 to 2025 and has represented the federal riding of Brampton North and its successor riding Brampton North—Caledon in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.[4][5] She also previously served as the Chief Government Whip from January to December 2024.
Early life and education
Sahota was born in Toronto after her parents arrived in Canada from Punjab, India in the late 1970s,[6] and was raised in Brampton. Her father previously was the Chairman of the Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwara Council.[7]
Sahota attended Brampton's Central Peel Secondary School from 1993 to 1998, and then graduated with an Honours bachelor's degree in Political Science and Peace Studies at McMaster University in 2003.[8] She then attended Cooley Law School, graduating in 2007.[9]
Legal career
From 2007 to 2012, Sahota practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio, focusing on commercial litigation.[10][11]
Political career
Sahota sought the Liberal nomination for the newly created riding of Brampton North, winning it on March 1, 2015.[12]
The general election campaign involved some controversy, as Sahota's campaign criticized leaflets circulated by her opponent, Conservative incumbent Parm Gill, which it was alleged were deliberately aimed at confusing Sahota with previous Liberal Party MP Ruby Dhalla.[13] Sahota defeated Gill to win the election.
Once elected, Sahota was appointed to both the Standing Committee on the Status of Women and the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. She was subsequently named to the Special Committee on Electoral Reform. On February 1, 2017, she was elected Chair of the Federal Liberal Ontario Caucus by her peers. As Caucus Chair, she presides over meetings, leads discussions, and is an important link between Ontario Liberal MPs and the Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet.
Sahota was appointed interim Chief Government Whip on January 8, 2024, replacing Steven MacKinnon while he was appointed interim Government House Leader while Karina Gould was on maternity leave. MacKinnon was promoted to Minister of Labour on July 9, 2024 making Sahota's appointment as whip permanent.[14]
Sahota became Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario in December 2024. She was appointed by Prime Minister Mark Carney to be part of the 30th Canadian Ministry as Secretary of State (Combatting Crime).[15]
Personal life
She is married to podiatrist Dr. Tejinder Sahota and has a son named Nihal.
Electoral record
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| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | ||||
| Liberal | Ruby Sahota | 22,976 | 53.87 | +2.44 | ||||
| Conservative | Medha Joshi | 13,292 | 31.16 | +3.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Teresa Yeh | 6,386 | 14.97 | -1.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,654 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 42,654 | 56.61 | -8.58 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,344 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16] | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.53 | ||||||
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References
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- ^ Alumni Elected Officials | WMU Cooley Law School Western Michigan University]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sahota, Ruby (June 22, 2016). "Ruby Sahota on Twitter: "Thanks for the birthday wishes & cake #TeamSahota - They are truly amazing individuals working hard for #Brampton"". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meet the candidates: Ruby Sahota is the Liberal party candidate for Brampton North". Brampton Guardian. September 1, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Liberal Ruby Sahota wins in Brampton North". San Grewal. Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Debates (Hansard) No. 30 - March 10, 2016 (42-1) - House of Commons of Canada". www.parl.gc.ca.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Captain's allegations against Canadian minister baseless'". indianexpress.com. April 17, 2017.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubysingh [self-published source]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Benchmark | Summer 2016 by Cooley Law School - Issuu". issuu.com. August 3, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Benchmark | Summer 2016". issuu.com. issuu. July 24, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Ruby Sahota Biography, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Another Ruby wins Liberal nomination for Brampton North, Can-India News, March 5, 2015.
- ^ Althia Raj, Ruby Sahota, Liberal Candidate, Incensed At Tory Parm Gill's Name Game, The Huffington Post, August 24, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Brampton MP Ruby Sahota named government whip in Liberal cabinet adjustment". InSauga. January 9, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rumbolt, Ryan (May 13, 2025). "Brampton MP Ruby Sahota will take on crime file in new cabinet role | inBrampton". INsauga | Ontario Local News Network. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
External links
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