Gurmant Grewal
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Gurmant Grewal MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Newton—North Delta |
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In office 2004–2006 |
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| Preceded by | New Riding |
| Succeeded by | Sukh Dhaliwal |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Surrey Central |
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In office 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by | New Riding |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
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December 21, 1957 Barundi, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Nina Grewal |
| Residence | Surrey |
Gurmant Singh Grewal (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੰਤ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ), (born December 21, 1957 in Barundi, Punjab, India) is an Indian Canadian politician and former Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament. Gurmant and his wife, Nina Grewal, were the first married couple to serve in the House of Commons of Canada at the same time. First elected to the Canadian House of Commons on June 2, 1997 for the riding of Surrey Central and re-elected there on November 27, 2000, he represented the riding of Newton—North Delta from 2004 until 2005. His wife represents Fleetwood—Port Kells.
In 2002, he was awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for service to Canada. In 2003, then the Leader of the Opposition Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada called Grewal "the Ironman of Canadian Parliament". In 2005, Grewal emerged at the center of political controversies and on November 29, 2005, Grewal announced that he would not be running in the 2006 federal election. In 2012, Grewal was awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and Diplomacy Honoris Causa degree by the Caucasus University in Georgia. Grewal was awrded the 'World Sikh Award' in 2012 at London, U.K. and he was listed 27th most influential Sikh in the world.
At the age of 8 Grewal and his brother were invited to the Vice President's Gallery United States Senate Chamber by Hubert Humphrey the Vice President of the United States. After earning BSc Honours and MBA and working as manager with reputed organisation in India, he emigrated to Liberia, prior to immigrating to Canada in 1991. In Liberia he was a manager, successful businessman and Assistant Professor of Business Management at the University of Liberia.
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