Sean Fraser (politician)


Sean Fraser

Fraser in 2023
Minister of Justice
Attorney General of Canada
Assumed office
May 13, 2025
Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byGary Anandasangaree
Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Assumed office
May 13, 2025
Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byGudie Hutchings
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
In office
July 26, 2023[1] – December 20, 2024
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byAhmed Hussen (Housing)
Dominic LeBlanc (Infrastructure and Communities)
Succeeded byNate Erskine-Smith
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
In office
October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byMarco Mendicino
Succeeded byMarc Miller
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
In office
December 12, 2019 – October 26, 2021
MinisterBill Morneau
Chrystia Freeland
Preceded byJoël Lightbound
Succeeded byTerry Beech
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity
In office
December 12, 2019 – October 26, 2021
MinisterMona Fortier
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
In office
August 31, 2018 – September 11, 2019
MinisterCatherine McKenna
Preceded byJonathan Wilkinson
Succeeded byPeter Schiefke
Member of Parliament
for Central Nova
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byPeter MacKay
Personal details
Born
Sean Simon Andrew Fraser

(1984-06-01) June 1, 1984
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Sarah Burton
ResidenceNew Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Alma materSt. Francis Xavier University (BSc)
Dalhousie University (JD)
Leiden University (LLM)
ProfessionLawyer

Sean Simon Andrew Fraser[2] (born June 1, 1984) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who is the minister of justice and Attorney General of Canada since 2025. He is a member of the Liberal Party. Fraser has been a member of Parliament (MP) for Central Nova since 2015. He joined Cabinet in 2021 as the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, and was the minister of housing, infrastructure and communities from 2023 to 2024.

References

  1. ↑ Tunney, Catharine (26 July 2023). "Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios". CBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ↑ The Canadian Ministry (by order of precedence