Elected in 2021, Yasir Naqvi is the Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, a diverse and urban community in the heart of the Nation’s Capital. Yasir is a strong advocate to build more homes, deliver better healthcare, provide affordable childcare, and create good jobs. He is a proud Canadian, always standing up for our country.

Yasir’s passion for his community resulted in him being first elected as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre in October 2007 in which he served until 2018. During this time, he served as the Attorney General of Ontario, Government House Leader, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, and Minister of Labour. Through this work he raised the minimum wage, brought forward new protections for vulnerable workers, banned race-based carding in Ontario, and modernized our court system.

Yasir is a lawyer, and was the CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, Canada’s leading voice on citizenship and inclusion.

He has also served on the boards of many community organizations such as OrKidstra, United Way East Ontario and the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership.

Yasir is the proud father of Rafi and Elliana.