Amrit Mangat Explained

Amrit Mangat
Office:Ontario MPP
Term Start:2007
Term End:2018
Predecessor:New riding
Successor:Riding abolished
Party:Liberal
Birth Place:Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Residence:Mississauga, Ontario
Spouse:Jaswant Mangat
Occupation:Teacher, business administrator

Amrit Mangat (born) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2018 who represented the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South.

Background

Mangat was born in Jagroan, India.[1] Her parents were originally from West Punjab but were forced to emigrate during the Partition of India in 1947.[2] Mangat studied in India and obtained degrees in political science, economics, English and education. After immigrating to Canada in 1992 she obtained her Ontario College of Teachers certification. In addition to teaching, Mangat managed several small businesses. She most recently worked as an administrator in a law firm, helping new Canadians to settle.

She lives with her husband Jaswant who works as a lawyer.[2]

Politics

In 2004 she tried to get nominated in the federal riding of Brampton West but lost to Colleen Beaumier.[1] In the 2007 provincial election she ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South. During the campaign she came out in support of keeping Peel Memorial Hospital open and she spoke against the Conservative promise to fund private faith-based schools.[1] She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ravi Singh by 10,405 votes.[3] She was re-elected in 2011 and 2014.[4] [5]

During her time in government she was appointed as Parliamentary assistant to a number of roles including Seniors and transportation.[6]

As of 2014, she serves as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.

In the 2018 Provincial Election, she stood in the new riding of Mississauga—Malton and placed third.

Electoral record

Notes and References

  1. News: Amrit Mangat – Liberal Party; Four candidates on the ticket in newly created riding . Brampton Guardian . September 26, 2007 . 1.
  2. News: MPP's story is the story of Canada . Coyle . Jim . Toronto Star . April 7, 2008.
  3. Web site: Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate . Elections Ontario . October 10, 2007 . 2014-03-02 . 8 (xvii) . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20151206211444/http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2007/General%20Election/Valid%20Ballots%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf . December 6, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate . https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf . dead . March 30, 2013 . Elections Ontario . October 6, 2011 . 2014-03-02 . 9 .
  5. Web site: General Election by District: Mississauga-Brampton South . Elections Ontario . June 12, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140923153938/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=047 . September 23, 2014 .
  6. Web site: Amrit Mangat: Biography . November 1, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331054823/http://amritmangat.onmpp.ca/bio.aspx?id=biography . March 31, 2012 .