Jasbir Sandhu | |
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Member of Parliament for Surrey North | |
In office May 30, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Dona Cadman |
Succeeded by | Randeep Sarai |
Personal details | |
Born | Punjab, India | April 21, 1966
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Spouse | Simi |
Residence | Surrey, British Columbia |
Alma mater | Royal Roads University Simon Fraser University |
Profession | Politician |
Jasbir Sandhu (born April 21, 1966) is a former Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the 41st Parliament. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election and represented the electoral district of Surrey North for the New Democratic Party. He served as the Official Opposition's critic on Public Safety and for the Asia-Pacific Gateway project. He sought re-election in 2015 but lost to Randeep Sarai of the Liberal Party.
As a child, Sandhu immigrated to Canada where he completed high school and graduated from Simon Fraser University and Royal Roads University with a MBA. He worked at the Justice Institute of British Columbia as a program coordinator. He helped operate a program which provided training and testing of taxi drivers in Metro Vancouver. Sandhu was the spokesperson for the Professor Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation which advocated for an apology from the federal government over its actions during the Komagata Maru incident.