Jasbir Sandhu was born on April 21,1966 and is a former Canadian politician.
16 Facts About Jasbir Sandhu
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Jasbir Sandhu was a Member of Parliament in the 41st Parliament.
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Jasbir Sandhu was elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election and represented the electoral district of Surrey North for the New Democratic Party.
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Jasbir Sandhu served as the Official Opposition's critic on Public Safety and for the Asia-Pacific Gateway project.
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Jasbir Sandhu sought re-election in 2015 but lost to Randeep Sarai of the Liberal Party.
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Jasbir Sandhu worked at the Justice Institute of British Columbia as a program coordinator.
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Jasbir Sandhu helped operate a program which provided training and testing of taxi drivers in Metro Vancouver.
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Jasbir Sandhu was the spokesperson for the Professor Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation which advocated for an apology from the federal government over its actions during the Komagata Maru incident.
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Jasbir Sandhu lived in Surrey where his family owned a small business and restaurant.
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Jasbir Sandhu attended Simon Fraser University where he graduated with a bachelor's degree, and then Royal Roads University where he received a Master's of Business Administration.
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Jasbir Sandhu became the program manager of this program called TaxiHost, mandatory for all taxi drivers, in which drivers had to pass a written multiple-choice exam on topics such as defensive driving, customer service, local geography, and basic English.
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Jasbir Sandhu volunteered at the United Way for one campaign and served a term as a board member at Vancity Community Foundation.
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Jasbir Sandhu served as the spokesperson for the Prof Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation which lobbied for an apology from the federal government for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident.
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Jasbir Sandhu hosted a public forum at the Surrey campus of SFU concerning public safety and crime issues.
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Jasbir Sandhu sat on three standing committees: Public Safety and National Security, Justice and Human Rights, and International Trade.
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Jasbir Sandhu sought re-election in the 2015 Canadian federal election in the riding of Surrey Centre but was defeated by Randeep Sarai of the Liberal Party of Canada who went on to form a majority government.