Gurmant Grewal was first elected to the House of
Commons in 1997. He was re-elected in 2000 and 2004.
In 2004, Mr. Grewal and his wife, Nina Grewal, became
the first spouses to simultaneously hold elected seats
in Parliament.
Mr. Grewal obtained a bachelor’s degree in agriculture
and a Master’s of Business Administration from
Punjab Agricultural University. He has worked as an
Assistant Professor of Management at an overseas university,
and as a realtor and an entrepreneur.
As a Parliamentarian, Mr. Grewal convinced the Federal
Government to remove, and safely dispose of, radioactive
waste held in Surrey for over 25 years. He helped
Daniel Igali with his citizenship, paving the way
for him to win Olympic gold for Canada. Mr. Grewal’s
Bill C-205 is one of the few Official Opposition bills
to ever become law. The bill expanded the authority
of the Scrutiny of Regulations Committee to strike
down unnecessary regulation.
Surrey’s Radio India named Gurmant Grewal, Leader
of the Year. In 2002, he was awarded the Queen’s
Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to Canada.
PROFESSION: Realtor; Entrepreneur (15 yrs+);
Manager and University Asst. Professor of Management
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) 1981;
B. Sc. Agriculture (Hon.) 1979
PERSONAL
Married 22 years
Wife, Nina Grewal
2 sons
Gurmant Grewal, Member of Parliament
Federal Electoral Boundary: Newton – North Delta
Re-Elected June 28, 2004
Federal Electoral Boundary: Surrey Central
Elected on June 2, 1997
Re-elected on November 27, 2000
OFFICIAL OPPOSITION CRITIC ROLES & COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIPS:
•Official Opposition Critic for Scrutiny of Regulations
•Official Opposition Critic Multiculturalism
•Co-Chair, Scrutiny of Regulations, Standing
Joint Committee (House & Senate) (7th term, elected)
•Member, House of Commons Liaison Committee
•Vice Chair, Commonwealth Parliamentary Group
•Chair, Canada - India Inter-Parliamentary Friendship
Group
•Acting President, Canada - Pakistan Parliamentary
Friendship Group
•Vice Chair, The Canada – ASEAN Interparliamentary
Friendship Group
•Executive Committee Member, Inter-Parliamentary
Forum of the Americas (FIPA)
•Executive Committee Member, Friendship Group
of Parliamentarians for UNESCO
•Member, Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary
Group
•Member, Canada – Europe Parliamentary Association
•Member, Canada - Taiwan Inter-Parliamentary
Friendship Group
•Member, Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas
(COPA) Parliamentary Friendship Group
•Awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal
FORMER OFFICIAL OPPOSITION CRITIC & COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIPS:
•Official Opposition Foreign Affairs Critic (Canadians
Abroad)
•Official Opposition Foreign Affairs Critic for
Asia Pacific
•Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition
of Canada
•Official Opposition Chief Critic for Foreign
Affairs
•Official Opposition Chief Critic for Multiculturalism
•Official Opposition Deputy Critic for Foreign
Affairs
•Official Opposition Chief Critic for the Canadian
International Development Agency
•Official Opposition Deputy Critic on the Environment
•Official Opposition Deputy Health Critic
•Member, Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet Priority
& Planning Committee
•Member, Standing Committee on Procedure and
House Affairs
•Member, Standing Committee on Public Accounts
•Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
and International Trade
•Member, Standing Committee on Environment and
Sustainable Development
•Member, Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
•Member, Standing Committee on Health
•Member, Standing Committee on Citizenship &
Immigration
•Member, Sub Committee of the Standing Committee
of Justice on Organized Crime
