The Honourable
Andrea Khanjin
MPP
Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks
Assumed office
September 22, 2023
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byDavid Piccini
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Intergovernmental Affairs
Assumed office
June 29, 2022
MinisterDoug Ford
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Barrie—Innisfil
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byRiding established
Personal details
Born (1987-12-27) December 27, 1987
Moscow, Soviet Union
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Innisfil, Ontario
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa
OccupationMember of Provincial Parliament

Andrea Daria Khanjin[1] (born December 27, 1987, in Moscow)[2] is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2018 general election representing the riding of Barrie-Innisfil.[3][4][5] She has been the longest serving Deputy Government House Leader[6] for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario since 2019. She also served as the Deputy Government Whip,[6] and as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks during the 42nd Provincial Parliament.[7] Khanjin is the first Jewish woman to be a PC cabinet minister. In September 2023 she was promoted to cabinet as the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

Politics

Khanjin ran as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate in the 2018 Ontario general election for the riding of Barrie-Innisfil, won with 22,121 votes, and defeated the Liberal incumbent by 16, 576 votes.[3] She was re-elected in 2022 Ontario general election.

Following her election in 2018, during Khanjin's first term, she served as a member of Finance and Economic Affairs, Estimates, and Government Agencies Committees. During this term she also successfully introduced a private member's bill and co-sponsored two other bills. On June 5, 2019, she introduced an Act to proclaim the Provincial Day of Action on Litter as her private member's bill;[8] on March 1, 2020, Khanjin and Cuzzetto introduced an Act to proclaim Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day,[9] and; she co-sponsored an Act to proclaim the month of August as Emancipation Month on December 8, 2021.[10] All of these bills proceeded and received Royal Assents.

Provincial Day of Action on Litter

To raise awareness of the importance to a clean environment of not littering, Andrea Khanjin introduced an Act to proclaim the Provincial Day of Action on Litter every second Tuesday in May in each year as her first private member's bill.

Ontario marks the First Provincial Day of Action on Litter at the Innisfil Beach Park in the Town of Innisfil on May 12, 2020.[11]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day

On June 3, 2021, Bill 255, Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day Act, 2021 of Khanjin and Cuzzetto received royal assent. This bill proclaims that June 19 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and May 8 as Thalassemia Awareness Day in Ontario would increase awareness of these blood disorders in our province and dedicate a day to support individuals who have sickle cell disease or thalassemia and their families.[9]

Emancipation Month

Andrea Khanjin co-sponsored Bill 75, Emancipation Month Act, 2021 proclaiming August as Emancipation Month. Ontario pays tribute to the important contributions and leadership that the Black communities have made and continue to make in Ontario as a major part of the vibrant social, economic, political and cultural fabric of our province.[10]

Electoral Record

2022 Ontario general election: Barrie—Innisfil
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndrea Khanjin18,22550.25+0.28%
New DemocraticPekka Reinio6,94219.14-9.46%
LiberalJohn Olthuis6,56418.10+5.58%
GreenBonnie North2,2916.32-0.89%
New BlueAshlyn Steele1,2203.36-
Ontario PartyGrace Dean7642.11-
IndependentBenjamin Hughes1470.41-
People's FrontJake Tucker1190.33-
Total valid votes 36,272100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 228
Turnout 36,27239.26
Eligible voters 92,387
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.28
Source: Elections Ontario[12]
2018 Ontario general election: Barrie—Innisfil
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeAndrea Khanjin22,12149.97
New DemocraticPekka Reinio12,66128.60
LiberalAnn Hoggarth5,54312.52
GreenBonnie North3,1907.21
LibertarianBrett Dorion3960.89
Canadians' ChoiceJake Tucker1840.42
TrilliumStacey Surkova1180.27
ModerateAlexander Ryzhykh590.13
Total valid votes 44,272100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 55.4
Eligible voters 79,842
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[13]

References

  1. ↑ @ONPARLeducation (July 13, 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Csillag, Ron (June 28, 2018). "From Soviet Russia to Ontario's Legislature, Andrea Khanjin Shares Her Story". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Ann Hoggarth defeated, not sure how much Wynne played a part". Barrie Today. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Progressive Conservative Andrea Khanjin elected MPP in Barrie-Innisfil". Simcoe.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Progressive Conservative Andrea Khanjin wins in Barrie-Innisfil". CTV News. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Andrea Khanjin | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  7. ↑ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  8. ↑ "Combatting Litter for the Environment and Nature Act, 2019". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  9. 1 2 "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day Act, 2021". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  10. 1 2 "Emancipation Month Act, 2021". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  11. ↑ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  12. ↑ "Candidates in: Barrie—Innisfil (004)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
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