Anju Dhillon Explained

Anju Dhillon
Office:Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Status of Women
Minister:Patty Hajdu
Maryam Monsef
Term Start:December 2, 2015
Term End:January 27, 2017
Predecessor:Susan Truppe
Successor:Terry Duguid
Riding1:Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Parliament1:Canadian
Term Start1:October 19, 2015
Predecessor1:district created
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Profession:Attorney
Alma Mater:Concordia University
Université de Montréal
Party:Liberal
Residence:LaSalle, Quebec[1]

Anju Dhillon (born 1979) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2] [3] She is the first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of Quebec.[4]

Dhillon was born and raised in Montreal, and began volunteering for Paul Martin's campaigns at age 13. For ten years she was vice-president (female) for youth of the federal liberal riding association in LaSalle-Émard, and was subsequently its vice-president (female).[5] Dhillon attended Concordia University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science. She then studied law at Université de Montréal and became the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Voting Results. Elections Canada. January 23, 2021.
  2. Web site: Liberal Anju Dhillon elected in Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle - Montreal | Globalnews.ca.
  3. Web site: 19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament . . October 20, 2015 . October 20, 2015 . November 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151111145903/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/19-indian-canadians-elected-to-canadian-parliament/articleshow/49464520.cms . dead .
  4. Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla, Anju Dhillon makes history in Quebec, The Times of India, October 21, 2015.
  5. http://anjudhillon.liberal.ca/en/biography/ Meet Anju Dhillon
  6. Web site: The Quebec South Asian star: Liberals' Anju Dhillon – first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec courts . October 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021131006/http://www.voiceonline.com/the-quebec-south-asian-star-liberals-anju-dhillon-first-canadian-sikh-to-practice-law-in-quebec-courts/ . October 21, 2015 . dead .