Baljit Singh Gosal ( Punjabi: ਬਲਜੀਤ ਗੋਸਲ; born May 4, 1960) is a

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politician who served as the

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for the

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from 2011 until 2015. He served as

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in the

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. Gosal was one of five

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serving in the Harper cabinet. He was defeated by

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candidate

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in the 2015 election.

Early life

Born in India, Gosal immigrated to Canada in 1981 settling in Northern British Columbia.About- Bal Gosal http://www.balgosal.com/?page_id=2 Soon after, he moved to Brampton with his wife, Pawanjit. His formal education includes a Bachelor of Science degree from DAV College Jalander/Punjab University India in 1981 and a Stationary Engineer 4th class Certificate. Gosal began working in the financial sector first in 1984 for McDonnell Douglas Canada and later in 1994 for Prudential Insurance, which later became London Life. He started working in the Property and Casualty Insurance by joining Holman Insurance Brokers Ltd. and then later in 2004 Gosal joined Goodison Insurance and Financial Services and in 2008 he joined Rai Grant insurance brokers where he worked as an Insurance Broker and a Financial Security Advisor. An active member of the Brampton community, Gosal had been a member of the Peel Regional Police Services Board, Peel Children's Aid Society and on the Brampton Board of Trade Marketing Committee. He also has coached and organized amateur soccer and volunteered at the YMCA. Gosal served as the Treasurer and founding member of the Ontario Federation of Sports and Cultural Organization, and as the Director, past Secretary, and Treasurer of the Ontario Khalsa Darbar Sports and Cultural Centre. He and his wife have three children.

Politics

In the 2003 provincial election, Gosal unsuccessfully ran for the PC party in

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. In the 2006 federal election, Gosal ran unsuccessfully for the Conservatives in

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. In the 2011 federal election, Gosal defeated long-time Liberal MP

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and future NDP leader

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. During the 2015 federal election, one volunteer from Bal Gosal's campaign team were caught on video, destroying campaign signs for opposition candidates, prompting Liberal candidate Ramesh Sangha to file a complaint with

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and

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. In a written statement, the Gosal campaign stated that it admonished the actions of the videotaped volunteers and had dismissed them from the campaign. Gosal lost re-election. In 2018, Gosal unsuccessfully ran for

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Electoral record

Municipal

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gosal, Bal Living people 1960 births Canadian politicians of Indian descent Canadian Sikhs Conservative Party of Canada MPs Indian emigrants to Canada Members of the 28th Canadian Ministry Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada People from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district Politicians from Brampton