Mississauga-Malton MP Navdeep Bains has been named Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development as newly-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his new cabinet were sworn into office today at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

Having served as the MP for Mississauga-Brampton South from 2004 to 2011, Bains, 38, a long-time Trudeau friend and advisor, gained extensive experience as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and as the Liberal Critic in a number of portfolios.

Bains, a former Brampton resident and Turner Fenton Secondary School graduate, was the first MP for Mississauga-Brampton South when that riding was created in 2004 and, after last month’s election, he returns to Ottawa to serve as the first MP for Mississauga-Malton 11 years later.

Bains, an accountant/financial analyst and visiting professor at Ryerson University, said in a tweet he’s “honoured” to be Canada's next Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.