Jagrup Brar, MLA from Surrey, British Columbia. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia. MLA usually stands for: Modern Language Association, a standards-setting organization based in the United States MLA may also stand for: Organizations Medical Library Association, United States Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, United Kingdom Music Library Association, United States Minority Liberation Army, an underground rap group formerly known as the... Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that is within the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and geographically it is at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the provinces second-largest city by population, surpassed only... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...

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. The University of Manitoba (established in 1877) is one of four universities in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was the first university ever established in Western Canada. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that is within the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and geographically it is at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the provinces second-largest city by population, surpassed only...

Time in Surrey

For over a decade, Jagrup worked in both the public and non-profit sectors, helping professionals wdevelop their careers and working with employers to develop strategies meant for recruiting a highly-skilled as well as multicultural workforce ^[1]. A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... A career is a course of successive situations that make up some activity. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Multiculturalism or cultural pluralism is a policy, ideal, or reality that emphasizes the unique characteristics of different cultures in the world, especially as they relate to one another in immigrant receiving nations. ...

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.

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 Parliament. ^[3] He was also a member of the 38th Parliament from the same province ^[4] after being elected in 2005 with 11,553 votes (53.17%) ^[5]. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in orange and red—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in orange and red—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ...

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 Punjabis proud. ^[6] Punjab (or Panjab) may refer to: Punjab region, an area of South Asia shared by India and Pakistan Punjab (India), a state in India Punjab (Pakistan), the most populated province in Pakistan Haryana, a former part of Punjab Himachal Pradesh, a former part of Punjab A number of former states... The Punjabi people (also Panjabi people) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from South Asia. ...

He is married to his wife Rajwant and they have one daughter.

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