Ruby Sahota[2] PC MP (born June 22, 1979)[3][4] is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the Minister of Democratic Institutions since 2024.
A member of the Liberal Party, she has represented the federal riding of Brampton North in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
Sahota was born in Toronto after her parents arrived in Canada from Punjab, India in the late 1970s,[7] and was raised in Brampton.
[8] Sahota attended Brampton's Central Peel Secondary School from 1993 to 1998, and then graduated with an Honours bachelor's degree in Political Science and Peace Studies at McMaster University in 2003.
As Caucus Chair, she presides over meetings, leads discussions, and is an important link between Ontario Liberal MPs and the Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet.