| Aman Singh | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
| Office: | Parliamentary Secretary for Environment of British Columbia |
| Term Start: | December 7, 2022 |
| Premier: | David Eby |
| Predecessor: | Kelly Greene |
| Assembly1: | British Columbia Legislative |
| Constituency Am1: | Richmond-Queensborough |
| Term Start1: | October 24, 2020 |
| Predecessor1: | Jas Johal |
| Party: | New Democratic |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India |
| Residence: | Delta, British Columbia |
| Alma Mater: | University of Victoria |
| Profession: | lawyer |
Aman Singh is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of Richmond-Queensborough in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2020, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[2] He is the first turban-wearing Sikh to be elected Member of the Legislative Assembly in BC.[3]
Born in Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India,[4] Singh moved to Hong Kong at the age of one with his family, living there until age 18.[5] He has some knowledge of Cantonese,[6] and can also speak Hindi and Punjabi alongside English.[1] [7] He attended University of California, Berkeley, where he studied physics and anthropology.[1] He went on to receive a law degree from University of Victoria, and operated his own law practice specializing in human and civil rights law.[1] [4] He had lived in Richmond, British Columbia for two decades, before moving to the Delta neighbourhood of Sunshine Hills.[6] [5]
Singh contested the new riding of Richmond-Queensborough in the 2017 provincial election as a candidate for the British Columbia New Democratic Party; he lost to Liberal candidate Jas Johal by 134 votes.[8] [9] The two faced off again in the 2020 provincial election, with Singh defeating Johal this time to win the seat.[2] [10] On December 7, 2022, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Environment by Premier David Eby.[11]
Singh has a daughter with wife Katrina.[4] [7] He was diagnosed with colon cancer in August 2021,[12] and underwent radiation, chemotherapy and surgery to remove the tumour.[13]