Bardish Chagger
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The Honourable Bardish Chagger PC MP |
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| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
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Assumed office August 19, 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Dominic LeBlanc |
| Minister of Small Business and Tourism | |
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Assumed office November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Maxime Bernier |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Waterloo |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | (Riding Established) |
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April 6, 1980 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
| Profession | Community organizer |
| Religion | Sikh |
| Website | bardishchaggermp |
Bardish Chagger PC MP (born April 6, 1980) is a Canadian politician who is the current Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism and the Member of Parliament for the riding of Waterloo. Chagger was elected as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian election.
Chagger assumed the responsibilities of Leader of the Government in the House of Commons on August 19, 2016, in addition to the responsibilities she already held as Minister of Small Business and Tourism.
Chagger was appointed as the first female Leader of the Government in the House of Commons by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Chagger's parents immigrated to Waterloo from India in the 1970s. Her father, Gurminder "Gogi" Chagger, was active in Liberal Party politics and an admirer of Pierre Trudeau, and Chagger's first involvement in politics came in the 1993 federal election as a 13-year-old volunteer for Andrew Telegdi's successful campaign in Waterloo. She attended the University of Waterloo, with aspirations to become a nurse, but she subsequently became an executive assistant to Telegdi, who represented Waterloo in the House of Commons for the Liberals from 1993 to 2008.
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