Newly inaugurated Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked Wednesday why having a gender-balanced cabinet was so important to him. "Because it's 2015," he said, shrugging his shoulders.

Indo-Canadian Anita Anand, 58, becomes the minister of innovation, science, and industry in new Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, while Delhi-born Kamal Khera, 36, is the minister of health.

Anita Anand is the minister of innovation, science, and industry, while Kamal Khera is the minister of health in PM Carny's cabinet Two ministers of Indian heritage, Anita Anand and Kamal Khera ...

As Mark Carney replaces Justin Trudeau to become Canada's new Prime Minister, he has inducted two Indian-origin ministers into his cabinet. Indo-Canadian Anita Anand and Delhi-born Kamal Khera ...

Science and Industry while Khera, 36, is Minister of Health, both among the few retaining their ministerial posts, albeit with different portfolios, from former prime minister Justin Trudeau's ...