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[Group portrait of MPs Nina and Gurmant Grewal at an unidentified event]
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Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
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2003-11-03
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Group portrait of MPs Nina and Gurmant Grewal at an unidentified event.
Nina Grewal is a former Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for the Conservative Party of Canada from 2004-2015 for the Fleetwood—Port Kells riding in British Columbia. She is the first Canadian woman of Indian origin, along with Ruby Dhalla, to be elected into the House of Commons. She was a member of various committees, including International Trade, Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Foreign Affairs and International Development, Citizenship and Immigration, Status of Women, Canadian Heritage, and Subcommitee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee of the Status of Women. Her spouse Gurmant Grewal was also an elected official at the same time as her, making them the first married couple in the House of Commons.
Gurmant Grewal is a former Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for the Conservative Party of Canada from 1997-2006. He was initially elected into the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Surrey Central, and then re-elected for the riding of Newton-North Delta. He was previously an Assistant Professor, an Associate Professor, a real estate agence, a manager, and an entrepeneur. His spouse Nina Grewal was also an elected official at the same time as him, making them the first married couple in the House of Commons.
Nina Grewal is a former Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for the Conservative Party of Canada from 2004-2015 for the Fleetwood—Port Kells riding in British Columbia. She is the first Canadian woman of Indian origin, along with Ruby Dhalla, to be elected into the House of Commons. She was a member of various committees, including International Trade, Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Foreign Affairs and International Development, Citizenship and Immigration, Status of Women, Canadian Heritage, and Subcommitee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee of the Status of Women. Her spouse Gurmant Grewal was also an elected official at the same time as her, making them the first married couple in the House of Commons.
Gurmant Grewal is a former Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for the Conservative Party of Canada from 1997-2006. He was initially elected into the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Surrey Central, and then re-elected for the riding of Newton-North Delta. He was previously an Assistant Professor, an Associate Professor, a real estate agence, a manager, and an entrepeneur. His spouse Nina Grewal was also an elected official at the same time as him, making them the first married couple in the House of Commons.
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