Dosanjh, Ujjal

Identificatie

Soort entiteit

Persoon

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Dosanjh, Ujjal

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Beschrijving

Bestaansperiode

September 9, 1947-

Geschiedenis

Ujjal Dev Singh Dosanjh is a Canadian lawyer, politician, and former premier of British Columbia. Born in Punjab, India on September 9, 1947, he moved to Canada from the UK as a young man and earned a law degree at the University of British Columbia. He was elected in the Vancouver-Kensington riding in 1991 and 1996 as a member of the BC New Democratic Party, and served as the Attorney General of BC from 1995 to 2000. In 1999, he was elected to the leadership of the BC NDP, becoming the first Indo-Canadian provincial leader. He was the Premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001. Afterwards, he moved on to federal politics, serving as a Liberal MP from 2004 to 2011, during which time he was Minister of Health for two years.

Plaatsen

Punjab, India
United Kingdom
Vancouver

Rechtsvorm

Functies, beroepen en activiteiten

Politician
Premier of British Columbia
Lawyer

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relaties

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Occupations

Beheer

Authority record identifier

IN-DU001

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Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.

Status

Niveau van detaillering

Datering van aanmaak, herziening of verwijdering

Catalogued March 2019.

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