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From 2019 to 2021, she served as [[Minister of Public Services and Procurement|minister of public services and procurement]]. She oversaw Canada's procurement of vaccines and [[personal protective equipment]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada|COVID-19 pandemic]]. From 2021 to 2023, while serving as minister of national defence, Anand led Canada's efforts to provide military aid to Ukraine during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], sought to reform the culture in the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] following a series of sexual misconduct scandals, and made efforts to reform and strengthen Canada's military procurement of warships and airplanes, as well as re-establishing Canada's military status amid broad criticism. She is the first [[Hinduism in Canada|Hindu]] woman to be elected as a Member of Parliament and the first Hindu to become a Cabinet Minister in Canada.<ref name="businessinsider.in">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/justin-trudeau-raised-eyebrows-when-he-shuffled-a-high-profile-minister-here-s-why-he/article_cc7bb2ec-2104-5b57-baa2-16f518978bbc.html |title=Justin Trudeau raised eyebrows when he shuffled a high-profile minister |website=[[Toronto Star]] |date=July 27, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-27 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/indians-abroad/anita-anand-first-hindu-to-be-appointed-cabinet-minister-in-canada/story-jvrrn8tVMoUZAu3pUyz7jL.html|title=Anita Anand first Hindu to be appointed cabinet minister in Canada|date=2019-11-21|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04|archive-date=2020-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303142856/https://www.hindustantimes.com/indians-abroad/anita-anand-first-hindu-to-be-appointed-cabinet-minister-in-canada/story-jvrrn8tVMoUZAu3pUyz7jL.html|url-status=live}}</ref>