Arif Virani
|
Arif Virani MP |
|
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism) | |
|
Assumed office January 28, 2017 |
|
| Minister | Mélanie Joly |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Parkdale—High Park |
|
|
Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
|
| Preceded by | Peggy Nash |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship | |
|
In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 |
|
| Minister | John McCallum |
| Preceded by | Costas Menegakis |
| Succeeded by | Serge Cormier |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 23, 1971 Kampala, Uganda |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Suchita Jain |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (Law) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Ismaili Muslim |
Arif Virani MP (born November 23, 1971) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was elected in the 2015 federal election to represent the riding of Parkdale—High Park in the House of Commons of Canada, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
On December 2, 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, but was shuffled out of that post on January 28, 2017, when he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism).
Virani is a multilingual Ismaili Muslim who came to Canada as a refugee from Uganda. He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He is a human rights and constitutional lawyer who has worked for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.
Virani’s roots are in Ahmedabad, though he was born in Kampala. Virani lives in Roncesvalles Village in Toronto with his wife Suchita Jain originally from London, Ontario and their two sons.
...
Wikipedia