Kaleed Rasheed

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The Honourable
Kaleed Rasheed
MPP
Kaleed RasheedinSuitandTie.jpg
Associate Minister of Digital Government
Assumed office
June 28, 2019
PremierDoug Ford
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Mississauga East—Cooksville
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byDipika Damerla
Personal details
BornJune 15, 1982
Pakistan
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
ResidenceMississauga, Ontario
Alma materUniversity of Guelph-Humber
University of Bradford
OccupationMPP

Kaleed Rasheed MPP (born June 15, 1982) is a Canadian politician, community advocate, and former Blackberry Enterprise Account Executive who currently serves as the Ontario Associate Minister of Digital Government.[1][2]

He is the elected MPP for the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville in the 2018 election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[3]


Education and Background[]

Kaleed Rasheed was born in Pakistan in 1982 and moved to Canada as a young adult. His grandfather, Major Mohammad Aslam Khan, was a WWII veteran serving in the British-Indian army and served as an Army officer in Pakistan’s Baloch Regiment, an infantry regiment of the Pakistan army; and originally moved to Canada in 1967 along with his family.[4][5][6]

Before entering politics, Rasheed studied at the University of Guelph-Humber Business Program and graduated with a BBA in 2009. Shortly after, he moved to the U.K. to earn his M.B.A at the University of Bradford before joining BlackBerry as an Enterprise Account Executive.[7]

While at University of Guelph-Humber, Rasheed lead the creation of a cricket team that competed against other post-secondary schools.[8]

He worked in banking, the service sector, and the telecommunication sector before joining politics.[9]

Personal life[]

Kaleed Rasheed is a long time resident of Mississauga where he and his wife Sofiya raise their five children Noor, Mariam, Yousuf, Aisha, and Hamzah.[10]

Politics[]

Kaleed Rasheed was acclaimed the PC nomination for the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville on May 24th 2017.[11] He won the race for his riding in the 2018 election against incumbent, Dipika Damerla. Rasheed is the first PC member to win the riding of Mississauga East-Cooksville provincially since 1999.[12]

In 2019, he was named Deputy Government Whip following a cabinet shuffle.[13]

June 18, 2021, in a major cabinet shuffle, Kaleed Rasheed was promoted to be Ontario’s first ever Associate Minister of Digital Government, housed in the Ministry of Finance.[14][15]

His portfolio priorities are outlined in the Ontario Government’s Digital and Data Strategy, published in April of 2021 by Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance. Projects outlined in the strategy include the launch of the digital and data fellowship program, trusted artificial intelligence framework, data authority, and digital ID (delayed from a 2021 launch date due to the government’s focus on pandemic response).[16][17]

Kaleed Rasheed delivered the launch of the digital and data fellowship program in December of 2021. The program matches private sector experts with public service teams in order to work on tech related projects including digital access to courts,[18] modernization of public services, and digital ID.[19] Rasheed accomplished an early release of the Verify Ontario app, an app that assists businesses and organizations in verifying the vaccine status of individuals while protecting the security of health data.[20][21]

He plans to run for re-election in the 2022 Ontario general election.

Electoral record[]

2018 Ontario general election: Mississauga East—Cooksville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kaleed Rasheed 17,862 41.15 +14.95
Liberal Dipika Damerla 13,123 30.23 −22.10
New Democratic Tom Takacs 9,871 22.74 +7.35
Green Basia Krzyzanowski 1,498 3.45 −0.07
Libertarian Mark Donaldson 463 1.07 −0.90
None of the Above Leonard Little 413 0.95 –
Ontario Moderate Party Mykola Ponomarenko 175 0.40 –
Total valid votes 43,405 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 447 1.03
Turnout 43,852 52.2
Eligible voters 83,122
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.52
Source: Elections Ontario[22]

References[]

  1. ^ Cornwell, Steve. "Peel MPPs promoted in Ford government cabinet shuffle". The Toronto Star. Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ Rasheed, Kaleed. "krasheedmpp". LinkedIn. Kaleed Rasheed. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ Kan, Alan (24 May 2017). "ONTARIO VOTES: Conservatives Sweep Up All Mississauga Ridings". Insauga.com. Insauga. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ Rasheed, Kaleed. "Fathers Day". Twitter. Kaleed Rasheed. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ Rasheed, Kaleed. "Remembrance day". Twitter. Kaleed Rasheed. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ Rasheed, Kaleed. "Remembrance day". Twitter. Kaleed Rasheed. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ^ "UofGH alumnus Kaleed Rasheed steps into politics". University of Guelph-Humber. University of Guelph-Humber. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ^ "UofGH Business alum named Ontario's Associate Minister of Digital Government". University of Guelph-Humber. University of Guelph-Humber. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. ^ "UofGH alumnus Kaleed Rasheed steps into politics". University of Guelph-Humber. University of Guelph-Humber. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  10. ^ Rasheed, Kaleed. "About". KaleedRasheed.com. Kaleed Rasheed. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ^ Kan, Alan (24 May 2017). "Blackberry Professional Wins Ontario PC Party Nod in Mississauga East-Cooksville". Insauga.com. Insauga.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  12. ^ Mirza, Maryam (7 June 2018). "PC candidate Kaleed Rasheed wins in Mississauga East-Cooksville". Toronto.com. Toronto.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. ^ CBC News (June 28, 2019). "Kitchener South—Hespeler MPP Amy Fee appointed as Ontario's Deputy Government House Leader". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  14. ^ Cornwell, Steve (June 19, 2021). "Peel MPPs promoted in Ford government cabinet shuffle". Toronto Star. Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  15. ^ Yelich, Ivana. "Premier Ford Announces Changes to Cabinet". Ontario Newsroom. Office of the Premier of Ontario. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  16. ^ Bethenfalvy, Peter. "Building a Digital Ontario". Ontario.ca. Ontario Government. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  17. ^ Davidson, Sean (17 November 2021). "Ontario delays launch of digital ID program until next year". CTV News. CTV News. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  18. ^ Krstajic, Natasha (5 November 2021). "Ontario Delivering Digital Access to Courts". Ontario Newsroom. Office of the Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  19. ^ Brodhagen, Amanda (November 25, 2021). "Ontario Launches Digital and Data Innovation Fellowship Program". Ontario Newsroom. Office of the Minister of Finance. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  20. ^ Goulem, Brigid (October 15, 2021). "Ontario releases first vaccination verification app ahead of schedule". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  21. ^ Yelich, Ivana; Brodhagen, Amanda; Hilkene, Alexandra (October 15, 2021). "Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code and Verify Ontario App Available for Download Starting October 15". Ontario Newsroom. Office of the Premier of Ontario. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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