Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Status of Women
In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
Minister
Patty Hajdu Maryam Monsef
Preceded by
Susan Truppe
Succeeded by
Terry Duguid
Member of Parliament for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by
district created
Personal details
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party
Liberal
Residence
LaSalle, Quebec[1]
Alma mater
Concordia University Université de Montréal
Profession
Attorney
Anju Dhillon (born 1979) MP 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]
^"Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^"Liberal Anju Dhillon elected in Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle - Montreal | Globalnews.ca".
^"19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. October 20, 2015. Archived from the original on November 11, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
^Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla, Anju Dhillon makes history in Quebec, The Times of India, October 21, 2015.
^Meet Anju Dhillon, Liberal.ca.
^"The Quebec South Asian star: Liberals' Anju Dhillon – first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec courts". Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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