14 Facts About Yasmin Ratansi

Yasmin Ratansi was born on January 4,1951 and is a former Canadian politician who represented the Toronto-area riding of Don Valley East in the House of Commons from 2004 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2021.

Yasmin Ratansi was elected as a Liberal in the 2004 federal election and served until her defeat in 2011.

Yasmin Ratansi sat as an independent for the remainder of her term and did not seek re-election in the 2021 election.

Yasmin Ratansi is an Ismaili Muslim and was the first Muslim woman elected to Parliament.

Yasmin Ratansi is a Certified General Accountant, a member of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario, and a fellow of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.

In 1979 Yasmin Ratansi joined the Liberal Party of Canada and campaigned for David Collenette.

Yasmin Ratansi finished in second place 2,838 votes behind the Conservative winner Alan Redway.

Yasmin Ratansi served on the party's federal campaign committee in 1992 and was treasurer of the party's Ontario wing from 1993 to 1997.

Yasmin Ratansi won the riding by more than 10,000 votes.

Yasmin Ratansi chaired a number of committees including the Status of Women Committee, and the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

On November 9,2020, a CBC News investigation revealed that from 2005 to 2011, and again from 2017 to 2020, Yasmin Ratansi used public funds to employ her sister, Zeenat Khatri, as a constituency assistant in her constituency office.

On November 9,2020,30 hours after being presented with the findings of the investigation, Yasmin Ratansi announced on Facebook that she was leaving the Liberal Party and would continue to sit as an Independent while "awaiting guidance" from the Ethics Commissioner.

In March 2021, the Board of Internal Economy ordered Yasmin Ratansi to pay back $9,391 for employing her sister.

Yasmin Ratansi did not seek re-election in the 2021 federal election.