Jagrup Brar
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Jagrup Brar, is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia, Canada. He represents Surrey as a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.
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[edit] Early life
Born in India, Jagrup moved to Canada for his studies at the University of Manitoba where he received a Master's degree in Public Administration. In 1994 he moved to Surrey.
[edit] Time in Surrey
For over a decade, Jagrup worked in both the public and non-profit sectors, helping professionals develop their careers, and working with employers to develop strategies meant for recruiting a highly-skilled as well as multicultural workforce [1].
As the former Executive Director of the Surrey Self Employment and Entrepreneur Development Society (SEEDS), Jagrup Brar helped trained new entrepreneurs in developing and launching successful small business ventures.
[edit] Elections
He was first elected in October 2004 during a by-election with 6,740 votes (53.59%) [2] He then became a member of British Columbia's 37th Legislative Assembly. [3] He was also a member of the 38th Legislative Assembly from the same province [4] after being elected in 2005 with 11,553 votes (53.17%) [5].
[edit] Personal life
After his election, many officials in the Punjab region of India including Rajdeep Singh Gill (Director-General of Police) and Teja Singh (General Secretary of the Punjab Basketball Association) congratulated him for making India proud. [6]
He is married to his wife Rajwant and they have one daughter.
