Shafqat Ali

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The Honourable
Shafqat Ali
PC MP
President of the Treasury Board
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 13, 2025
Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byGinette Petitpas Taylor
Member of Parliament
for Brampton—Chinguacousy Park
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 28, 2025
Preceded byriding created
Member of Parliament
for Brampton Centre
In office
September 20, 2021 – March 23, 2025
Preceded byRamesh Sangha
Succeeded byAmandeep Sodhi
Personal details
Born1965 or 1966 (age 59–60)
NationalityCanadian
PartyLiberal
Residence(s)Brampton, Ontario
OccupationPolitician

Shafqat Ali is a Canadian politician who has been President of the Treasury Board of Canada since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Ali was elected to the House of Commons in 2021. He has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Brampton—Chinguacousy Park since being elected in the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Prior to being elected, Ali worked in real estate.[1]

Political career

Ali was elected to represent the riding of Brampton Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[2] He was re-elected in the 2025 election, this time in the newly formed riding of Brampton—Chinguacousy Park.

On May 9, 2022, Ali apologized to the House of Commons for attending the House of Commons virtually from a toilet stall.[3]

In the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, he endorsed Mark Carney.[4] He won the new seat of Brampton—Chinguacousy Park in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[5] On May 13, 2025, Ali was appointed as the president of the Treasury Board.[6]

Electoral history

2025 Canadian federal election: Brampton—Chinguacousy Park
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalShafqat Ali21,53248.8–1.98
ConservativeTim Iqbal19,59144.4+13.46
New DemocraticTeresa Yeh1,1732.7–14.16
People'sJayesh Brahmbhatt7411.7N/A
GreenMike Dancy5211.2N/A
IndependentAvi Dhaliwal3280.7N/A
CentristHafiz Muneeb Ahmad1940.4N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,080
Total rejected ballots 473
Turnout 44,55363.69
Eligible voters 69,958
Liberal hold Swing –7.72
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2021 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalShafqat Ali16,18947.66+0.45$93,043.67
ConservativeJagdeep Singh11,03832.46+5.56$36,728.21
New DemocraticJim McDowell5,93217.46-2.21$18,285.43
IndependentRonni Shino8242.43–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 33,97198.58-0.23$104,033.21
Total rejected ballots 4881.42+0.23
Turnout 34,45954.05-5.22
Eligible voters 63,751
Liberal hold Swing -2.56
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the candidates: Shafqat Ali is the Liberal candidate in Brampton Centre | The Star". Toronto Star. September 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ Frisque, Graeme (September 21, 2021). "Shafqat Ali wins in Brampton Centre in Liberal sweep of the city". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ Nardi, Christopher (May 9, 2022). "Liberal MP apologizes after he was caught bringing the House of Commons to the bathroom via Zoom". National Post. ISSN 1486-8008. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mark Carney for PM? Shafqat Ali and Others Express Confidence in His Vision". January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Shafqat Ali elected for Liberal party in Brampton—Chinguacousy".
  6. ↑ "Brampton MP Shafqat Ali named Treasury Board president". Ottawa Citizen. May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.