Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revealed his new cabinet, Sean Fraser is the country’s new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
Fraser is a 37-year-old former lawyer from Nova Scotia that was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 2015. He was re-elected in 2019 and 2021. He replaces Marco Mendicino, who now becomes Canada’s public safety minister. Mendicino had held the role since November 2019. Fraser represents the riding of “Central Nova” which covers a part of Halifax. Prior to entering politics, he practiced commercial litigation and international dispute resolution. He holds a law degree from Dalhousie University, a master’s degree in Public International Law from Leiden University in the Netherlands, and a Bachelor of Science from St. Francis Xavier University.
