Amita Kuttner

Amita Kuttner ( ; born December 4, 1990) is a Canadian astrophysicist and politician. They have been the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada since November 24, 2021. 

Kuttner first ran for office in the 2019 federal election for a House of Commons seat as a Green candidate. They later ran for Green Party leadership in 2020. They are the first transgender person and the first person of East Asian descent to lead a federal party in Canada.

Kuttner identifies as non-binary, transgender and pansexual, and uses they/them and he/him pronouns.

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