Rob Nijjar (born 1967) is a Canadian Liberal politician. He has lived all his life on

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's East side. He attended school in southeast

and

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before attending Simon Fraser University, where he earned a

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in General Studies in 1992. After graduation and before becoming active in politics, Nijjar worked as a business manager for several firms including

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, some family-run restaurants, and other service industry businesses. Nijjar worked at various levels of government, including municipal, provincial, and federal politics. Nijjar was first elected to the BC Legislature in the 2001 provincial election as a Liberal. Nijjar was the chair of the Government Caucus Committee on the Economy. At one time he was also sat on the Legislative Standing Committee for Education and chaired the Sub-Committee on Youth Employment. Nijjar was defeated in the provincial election of 2005 by

Adrian Dix Adrian Dix (born April 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician serving as the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia. In addition to serving as the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) ...

Election results

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1967 births Living people British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs Canadian politicians of Indian descent Politicians from Vancouver Simon Fraser University alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians Langara College people {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub