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Federal electoral districts represented by visible minorities during the 42nd Canadian Parliament (2015–2019) marked by party colour. This list comprises persons who belong to a visible minority group who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.
Lists of members of the Canadian House of Commons cover the members elected to the House of Commons of Canada, the lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Canada. Seats in the House of Commons are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each province and territory. The lists of members are organized alphabetically, by age ...
Moe Sihota - former British Columbia NDP MLA and television host and first Indo-Canadian elected to any legislature in Canada back in 1986; Hannah Simone - actress, TV host, and fashion model; Judi Singh - jazz singer; Bobby Singh - former football player; played in the CFL, NFL and XFL; Champagne Singh - professional wrestler; Dilpreet Bajwa ...
Raised in Canada since the age of six, Dhaliwal was Canada's first Indo-Canadian cabinet minister. [16] Hedy Fry MP for Vancouver Centre: 25 January 1996: 27 January 2002: 6 years, 2 days Minister for Multiculturalism (1996–2002) Minister of State (Status of Women) (1996–2002) First elected in 1993, Fry is of Trinidadian ancestry. [17] Rey ...
Deepak Obhrai was the first Hindu MP in Canada. Anita Anand, Chandra Arya, Arpan Khanna, and Shuvaloy Majumdar have since been elected as MPs. [27] Vim Kochhar was the first Hindu appointed to the Senate, [28] Raj Sherman was the first Hindu to lead a Canadian political party). [29] Anita Anand is the first Hindu
The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is directly elected.
Province of Canada; 1627–1791 Part of the Province of Quebec colony. 1791–1841 Split into Lower Canada (now Quebec) and Upper Canada (now Ontario). 1841–1867 Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada: Legislative Council of the Province of Canada: Governor General of the Province of Canada: Parliament of the Province of Canada: 1867 ...
Ro Khanna – Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th Congressional District, former Deputy Assistant at the U.S. Department of Commerce; Kris Kolluri – New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation; Raja Krishnamoorthi – Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois' 8th ...