Gulzar Singh Cheema Politician
Gulzar Singh Cheema (born August 11, 1954) is an Indian-born Canadian physician and politician. Cheema was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1993, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2004, making him one of only a few Canadian politicians to sit in two provincial legislatures since Confederation. He is the first Indian born to be elected MLA in Canada. He was also a cabinet minister in the government of Premier of British Columbia Gordon Campbell from 2001 to 2004, and was a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal election of 2004.
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| Birth date | August 11, 1954 |
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Politician
| office | British Columbia MLA for Surrey-Panorama Ridge Minister of State for Immigration and Multicultural Services of British Columbia Minister of State for Mental Health of British Columbia |
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