Anju Dhillon (born 1979) is a

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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

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. Dhillon was born and raised in

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, and began volunteering for

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's campaigns at age 13. For ten years she was vice-president (female) for youth of the federal liberal

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in LaSalle-Émard, and was subsequently its vice-president (female). Dhillon attended Concordia University, earning a

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in political science. She then studied law at

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and became the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.

Electoral record

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External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhillon, Anju 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