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
