Anju Dhillon (born 1979) is a
Canadian
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Liberal
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** Liberalism by country
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politician, who was elected to represent the
riding of
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle in the
House of Commons of Canada in the
2015 federal election. She is the first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of
Quebec
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.
Dhillon was born and raised in
Montreal
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, and began volunteering for
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006.
The son o ...
's campaigns at age 13. For ten years she was vice-president (female) for youth of the federal liberal
riding association
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in
LaSalle-Émard, and was subsequently its vice-president (female). Dhillon attended
Concordia University, earning a
Bachelor of Arts
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in political science. She then studied law at
Université de Montréal
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and became the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.
Electoral record
References
External links
Official Website*
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Living people
Canadian Sikhs
Canadian women lawyers
Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
Concordia University alumni
Lawyers from Montreal
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Politicians from Montreal
People from LaSalle, Quebec
Université de Montréal alumni
Women in Quebec politics
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians
Canadian politicians of Indian descent
1979 births