Ravi Parmar

Ravi Parmar
MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 20, 2024
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byGeorge Chow
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Langford-Juan de Fuca
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 24, 2023
Preceded byJohn Horgan
Personal details
Born (1994-11-15) November 15, 1994 (age 29)
Political partyBC NDP
Residence(s)Langford, British Columbia, Canada
EducationUniversity of Victoria

Ravi Singh Parmar (born November 15, 1994) is a Canadian politician who was elected MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca in a by-election in 2023.[1] He succeeded former NDP premier John Horgan, who resigned from the seat.[2] Currently, Parmar is the youngest MLA in the British Columbia Legislature. [3] He is also the Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials, with the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. [4]

Prior to his election as MLA, Parmar served as a School District 62 Sooke Board Trustee from 2014 to 2017, before becoming Board Chair.[5][6] Parmar also worked as a Ministerial Advisor and Chief of Staff to various provincial ministers, including the Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery, and Innovation and the Minister of Forests.[7]

  1. ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/06/25/bc-new-democrats-win-both-byelections-keep-seats-on-island-and-vancouver.html
  2. ^ "NDP's Ravi Parmar wins byelection on Island; NDP also win in Vancouver". Times Colonist. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. ^ "Newest MLAs sworn into B.C. Legislature". New Democrat BC Government Caucus. BC New Democrat Caucus. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Ravi Parmar Langford-Juan de Fuca". New Democrat BC Government Caucus. BC New Democrat Caucus. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "B.C. politics: NDP names candidate in byelection for Horgan's vacant seat | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  6. ^ https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/sooke-school-chair-ravi-parmar-eyes-ndp-seat-in-langford-juan-de-fuca
  7. ^ "Trustees | Sooke School District". www.sd62.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-26.