Anju Dhillon | |
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Status of Women | |
In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
Minister | Patty Hajdu Maryam Monsef |
Preceded by | Susan Truppe |
Succeeded by | Terry Duguid |
Member of Parliament for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | district created |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | LaSalle, Quebec[1] |
Alma mater | Concordia University Université de Montréal |
Profession | Attorney |
Anju Dhillon (born 1979) MP is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2][3] She is the first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of Quebec.[4]
Dhillon was born and raised in Montreal, and began volunteering for Paul Martin's campaigns at age 13. For ten years she was vice-president (female) for youth of the federal liberal riding association in LaSalle-Émard, and was subsequently its vice-president (female).[5] Dhillon attended Concordia University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science. She then studied law at Université de Montréal and became the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.[6]