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Gary Anandasangaree

Politician

Gary Anandasangaree is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Gary Anandasangaree · Гэри Анандасангари · 加里·阿南达桑加里				[sources]
Alias	Sathiyasangaree Anandasangaree · Анандасангари, Гэри				[sources]
Birth date	1976-11-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Gary				[sources]
Last name	Anandasangaree				[sources]
Political association	Liberal · Liberal Party of Canada				[sources]
Title	Hon.				[sources]
Website	garyanand.liberal.ca				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q21160212				[sources]
Position	Minister of Public Safety · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2015-2019) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2019-2021) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2021-2025) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2025-)				[sources]
Education	Carleton University · Osgoode Hall Law School				[sources]
Address	Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park, Ontario				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.ourcommons.ca				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-12	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Canadian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the House of Commons of Canada	2021-09-20	2025-04-27

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
V. Anandasangaree Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders10,958

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,188

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Canada Members of the House of Commons380

Current Members of the Canadian lower chamber, the House of Commons

Canada · House of Commons of Canada

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,102

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,240

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-canada-gary-anandasangaree-minister-of-crown-indigenous-relations · us-cia-canada-gary-anandasangaree-minister-of-public-safety · us-cia-canada-gary-anandasangaree-minister-of-northern-affairs · evpo-1997e56a-830c-4e61-94ca-3aac5d71f42f · ca-commons-person-89449

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