Hon. Ahmed Hussen

Biography

The Honourable Ahmed Hussen was first elected in 2015 to represent the riding of York South—Weston. He has previously served as Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, as Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.

Minister Hussen immigrated to Canada in 1993 and settled in Toronto. He began his career in public service after high school, working with the Hamilton-Wentworth social services department. 

Minister Hussen co-founded the Regent Park Community Council in 2002. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for his leadership efforts in the Regent Park community. As National President for the Canadian Somali Congress, Minister Hussen’s results-driven reputation led to an invitation from the Toronto City Summit Alliance to join a task force for modernizing income security for adults.

After earning a law degree from the University of Ottawa, Minister Hussen practised law in the areas of criminal defence, immigration and refugee law, and human rights. He served as a director on the board of the Global Enrichment Foundation, an organization that has enabled women in East Africa to access education, on the board of Journalists for Human Rights, and on the Government of Canada’s Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security.