Rob Nijjar Explained

Rob Nijjar
Constituency Am:Vancouver-Kingsway
Assembly:British Columbia Legislative
Term Start:May 16, 2001
Term End:May 17, 2005
Predecessor:Glen Clark
Successor:Adrian Dix
Party:Liberal

Rob Nijjar (born 1967) is a Canadian Liberal politician. He has lived all his life on Vancouver's East side. He attended school in southeast Vancouver and Langara College before attending Simon Fraser University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in General Studies in 1992. After graduation and before becoming active in politics, Nijjar worked as a business manager for several firms including Jenny Craig, some family-run restaurants, and other service industry businesses. Nijjar worked at various levels of government, including municipal, provincial, and federal politics.

Nijjar was first elected to the BC Legislature in the 2001 provincial election as a Liberal.[1] Nijjar was the chair of the Government Caucus Committee on the Economy.[1] At one time he was also sat on the Legislative Standing Committee for Education and chaired the Sub-Committee on Youth Employment.[1]

Nijjar was defeated in the provincial election of 2005 by Adrian Dix.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rob Nijjar- Members at dissolution of 37th Parliament . Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. June 10, 2010.
  2. Web site: British Columbia Votes 2005 . CBC . June 10, 2010.