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Yasir Naqvi
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MPP for Ottawa Centre
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| Assumed office October 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Patten |
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| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Yasir Naqvi is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Ottawa Centre. He is a member of the Liberal Party.
Naqvi is a graduate of McMaster University and the University of Ottawa Law School. He began practicing law at Flavell Kubrick LLP, specialising in international trade law. He continued his practice with Lang Michener LLP and taught at the University of Ottawa Law School. In 2007, he left Lang Michener LLP and joined the Centre for Trade Policy and Law at Carleton University. He was born and raised in Pakistan and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1988.
He was named parliamentary assistant to Rick Bartolucci, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, in the cabinet announcement of October 30, 2007.
His brother Ali has been a candidate for both the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) and its provincial counter-part, the Ontario NDP.
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