Tako J. van Popta (born May 29, 1953) is a
Canadian
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politician who was elected to represent the
riding of
Langley—Aldergrove in the
House of Commons of Canada
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in the
2019 Canadian federal election
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, and was re-elected in
2021
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.
van Popta serves as the Chair for the Conservative Caucus in
British Columbia
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. He is also Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety and member of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
Electoral record
References
External links
Tako van Popta - Members Website
Living people
Conservative Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
21st-century Canadian politicians
Lawyers in British Columbia
Trinity Western University alumni
University of British Columbia alumni
1953 births
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