11 Facts About Ali Ehsassi

Ali Ehsassi is the current Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement.

At the age of three, his family relocated to New York City and by age 15, Ali Ehsassi moved to North York, Ontario, with his family.

Ali Ehsassi's father was an Iranian diplomat and worked in Iran's embassy in Switzerland when he was born.

Ali Ehsassi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and a Master's of Science degree from the London School of Economics.

Ali Ehsassi attended York University Osgoode Hall Law School having obtained his LL.

Ali Ehsassi then went on to Georgetown University Law School to pursue a masters of international trade and arbitration law, which he attended concurrently as a global and WTO fellow.

Ali Ehsassi has served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Willowdale since 2015.

Ali Ehsassi was one of the first two Canadians of Iranian heritage elected to federal Parliament.

Ali Ehsassi is the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and other Crimes against Humanity, Co-Chair of the 416 Caucus, is on the Standing Committee for Citizenship and Immigration, and the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations.

Ali Ehsassi is a member of several Parliamentary Associations and Interparliamentary groups such as the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, Canada-China Legislative Association Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group, Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association, Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association and the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas.

Ali Ehsassi notably opposes the Iranian government and called for a public inquiry into potential Iranian interference in Canadian elections.