Anju Dhillon (born 1979) is a
Canadian
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Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the
riding of
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district on Montreal Island in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec formerly included in the electoral districts of LaSalle—Émard and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce†...
in the
House of Commons of Canada
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in the
2015 federal election. She is the first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
.
Dhillon was born and raised in
Montreal
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, and began volunteering for
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006.
Th ...
's campaigns at age 13. For ten years she was vice-president (female) for youth of the federal liberal
riding association
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An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) distr ...
in
LaSalle-Émard, and was subsequently its vice-president (female). Dhillon attended
Concordia University
Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...
, earning a
Bachelor of Arts
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in political science. She then studied law at
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...
and became the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.
Electoral record
References
External links
Official Website*
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Living people
Canadian Sikhs
Canadian women lawyers
Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
Concordia University alumni
Lawyers from Montreal
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Politicians from Montreal
People from LaSalle, Quebec
Université de Montréal alumni
Women in Quebec politics
21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
21st-century Canadian women politicians
Canadian people of Indian descent
1979 births