Amrik Virk

The Honourable Amrik Virk MLA
Amrik Virk in 2013
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Tynehead
In office May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Dave Hayer
Succeeded by	riding redistributed
Personal details
Born	1963/1964 (age 52–53) India
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Jatinder Virk
Children	Jusleen Virk Anisha Virk Maansi Virk
Residence	Surrey, British Columbia
Profession	Police officer, politician

Amrik S. Virk (born 1963 or 1964) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Surrey-Tynehead as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party and was appointed Minister of Advanced Education on June 10, 2013 by Premier Christy Clark. Following a compensation scandal, he was appointed Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services on December 18, 2014, dropping his responsibilities for Advanced Education.

Virk was born in India and moved to the Canadian city of Williams Lake at the age of five years. He has lived in Surrey since 2002 with his wife Jatinder and their three daughters.

Virk holds a B.A in Economics and History. from Simon Fraser University.

An extensive career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) included a variety of policing duties with a substantial portion of his experience with various First Nations communities. In 2001, Virk was commissioned to the rank of Inspector and posted to Surrey where he was active in the issue of youth and gang violence in communities throughout the Lower Mainland and worked extensively with community leaders to help create the British Columbia Integrated Gang Task force. He left Surrey RCMP in 2006 while serving as the acting Officer in Charge of Operations (one of two Deputy Chief equivalents) and transferred to Langley as the Officer in Charge of Operations.

Virk was a community volunteer. In six years spent on the board of directors of the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation, he helped raise millions of dollars for enhancing health care for Surrey residents. He also served on the board of Kwantlen Polytechnic University.