Randeep Singh Sarai (born April 15, 1975) is a
Canadian
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politician who was elected as a
Member of Parliament
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in the
House of Commons of Canada
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to represent the federal electoral district
Surrey Centre
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during the
2015 Canadian federal election
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.
Early life
Sarai was born and raised in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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to Sikh parents who had immigrated from Sarai Khas, Punjab, India. As a youth he developed a strong background in real estate development and urban planning. After graduating from Burnaby South Secondary School in 1993 Sarai earned his bachelors of arts at the
University of British Columbia
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with a major in political science in 1998. He then attended
law school
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at
Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario
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, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 2001. Sarai was called to the bar in 2002, and practiced at a local law firm in Surrey before pursuing a career in politics.
Federal politics
On October 19, 2015, Sarai was elected Member of Parliament for Surrey- Centre. He formerly sat on the Citizenship and Immigration Committee as well as the Canada- U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Association. Sarai had been the chair of the Liberal Party Pacific caucus, but has since resigned.
and the co-chair of the Canada-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Electoral record
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1975 births
21st-century Canadian politicians
Canadian politicians of Punjabi descent
Canadian politicians of Indian descent
Canadian Sikhs
Lawyers in British Columbia
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
People from Surrey, British Columbia
Politicians from Vancouver
Queen's University Faculty of Law alumni
University of British Columbia alumni