Mississauga-Malton MP Navdeep Bains was named Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development in Ottawa Nov. 4
MISSISSAUGA – Turbaned Toronto lawyer and Mississauga-Malton MP Navdeep Bains, who spearheaded the Justin Trudeau campaign in battle ground Ontario with great success, has been named Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development as Prime Trudeau and his new cabinet were sworn into office today at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Having served as the MP for Mississauga-Brampton South from 2004 to 2011, Bains, 38, a long-time Trudeau friend and advisor, gained extensive experience as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and as the Liberal Critic in a number of portfolios, reported Mississauga News.
Bains, a former Brampton resident and Turner Fenton Secondary School graduate, was the first MP for Mississauga-Brampton South when that riding was created in 2004 and, after last month’s election, he returns to Ottawa to serve as the first MP for Mississauga-Malton 11 years later.
Bains, an accountant/financial analyst and visiting professor at Ryerson University, said in a tweet he’s “honoured” to be Canada’s next Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie also gave a special congratulations to Bains today, saying he will “also represent Mississauga” while in cabinet.
“Members of Council look forward to working with Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada’s new government, and our Mississauga Members of Parliament, to advance the priorities of our residents and local families,” she said in a statement.
In all, Trudeau named 31 MPs to his new Liberal cabinet. Bains, a married father of two, is the only one from Peel.
