Boss Johnson, British Columbia Liberal Party, 1947–1952 Iranian Canadians First Iranian Canadian elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1st Iranian Canadian Provincial MPP) Reza Moridi, Liberal MPP, Richmond Hill, 2007–2018 First Iranian Canadian elected to the Canadian House of Commons (1st Iranian Canadian MPs) Ali Ehsassi, Liberal MP, Willowdale, 2015–present Majid Jowhari, Liberal MP, Richmond Hill, 2015–present First Iranian Canadian elected to the Québec National Assembly (1st Iranian Canadian MNA) Amir Khadir, Québec Solidaire MNA, Mercier, 2008–present. Also the first Iranian-Canadian co-spokesperson of a major provincial political party Italian Canadians First Italian Canadian to a provincial legislature Phil Gaglardi, 1952=1968, also first cabinet minister of Italian origin 1955 onwards First Italian Canadian Elected to the House of Commons (1st Italian Canadian MP) Hubert Badanai Liberal MP Fort William 1958–1972 First Italian Canadian Cabinet Minister (Federal) Monique Bégin, 1976.09.14 Appointed Minister of National Revenue First Italian Canadian Senator Pietro Rizzuto, Liberal Senator appointed in 1976 First Italian Canadian to run for the leadership of a major party (federally or provincially): John Nunziata, Federal Liberal Leadership race 1990 Phil Gaglardi, provincial British Columbia Social Credit League leadership race 1952 Tony Silipo, Ontario NDP leadership race 1996 Greg Sorbara, Ontario Liberal leadership race 1992 First Italian Canadian provincial party leader Steven Del Duca, Ontario Liberal (2020-2022) Japanese Canadians First Japanese Canadian candidate in Canada: Joan Kabayama, Grenville—Carleton New Democratic Party 1972 federal election First Japanese Canadian elected to the House of Commons (first Japanese Canadian MP): Bev Oda, Conservative MP, Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, 2004–2012 First Japanese Canadian elected to the Ontario Provincial Parliament (first Japanese Canadian MPP): David Tsubouchi, Progressive Conservative, Markham, 1995–2003 First Japanese Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature (first Japanese Canadian MLA): Naomi Yamamoto, BC Liberal Party, North Vancouver-Lonsdale, 2009-2017 Jewish Canadians Extended full political rights: 1831, in Lower Canada (Quebec) First Jewish Canadian elected to a Legislature in Canada: Ezekiel Hart, elected in Lower Canada in the by-election of April 11, 1807 First Jewish Canadian cabinet minister (provincial or federal): David Croll, Ontario Liberal, Ontario Cabinet of Premier Mitchell Hepburn, 1934–1937 Allan Grossman, Ontario Progressive Conservative, Ontario Cabinets of Premiers Leslie Frost, John Robarts and Bill Davis, 1960–1975 First Jewish Canadian federal cabinet minister: Herb Gray, Liberal, first appointed in 1969 as minister without portfolio by Pierre Trudeau (Liberal) First Jewish Canadians elected to the Canadian House of Commons (first Jewish Canadian MP) Henry Nathan Jr., Liberal MP Victoria