15 Facts About Ravi Kahlon

Ravinder "Ravi" Kahlon was born on May 15,1979 and is a Canadian politician and athlete.

Ravi Kahlon is a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, representing the riding of Delta North as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

Ravi Kahlon has served in the cabinet of British Columbia since 2020, currently as Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs.

Ravi Kahlon was introduced to field hockey by his family at the age of 7, and began playing as a defender in the Victoria League at age twelve.

Ravi Kahlon graduated from Lambrick Park Secondary School, where he played basketball.

Ravi Kahlon was selected to the junior national field hockey team in 1999 and was named team captain.

Ravi Kahlon was a student at Camosun College in Victoria at the time.

Ravi Kahlon earned his first international senior cap for the Men's National Team in 2000 against Malaysia in Brussels.

Ravi Kahlon moved to the Metro Vancouver suburb of Delta in 2005 to facilitate his career with the Vancouver-based national field hockey team.

In 2013, Ravi Kahlon was inducted into the Delta Sports Hall of Fame.

In October 2016, Ravi Kahlon announced he would be running for office in the 2017 provincial election with the BC NDP; he won the NDP nomination in Delta North.

Ravi Kahlon was later named Parliamentary Secretary for Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.

Ravi Kahlon supported eventual winner Jagmeet Singh for leader of the federal New Democratic Party in that party's 2017 leadership election.

Ravi Kahlon was named Minister of Housing and Government House Leader in the Eby ministry on December 7,2022.

In January 2025, during the trade war with the United States, Ravi Kahlon was named to chair the cabinet committee coordinating the province's response.