Darren Fisher
Darren Fisher is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour since 2015. A member of the Liberal Party, Fisher was the minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence from December 2024 to March 2025. He has served as the chair of the National Security and [Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians] since 2025. Fisher served on Halifax Regional Council from 2009 to 2015.
Political career
Fisher was elected to Parliament in 2015. He was the parliamentary secretary to the minister of health from 2019 to 2021, to the minister of economic development and official languages for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency from March to August 2021, to the minister of seniors from 2021 to 2023, and to the associate minister of health and minister of mental health and addictions from 2023 to 2024. Fisher was a member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians April to December 2024. He became chair of NSICOP in 2025.Fisher joined Cabinet on December 20, 2024, when he was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. His appointment came as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled Cabinet following the resignation of Chrystia Freeland, who was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, as well as several other ministers. Fisher was dropped from cabinet on March 14, 2025, upon the formation of the 30th Canadian Ministry led by Mark Carney. Carney named him to be chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians on September 18, 2025.