Herb Dhaliwal
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The Honourable Herb Dhaliwal PC |
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| Member of Parliament for Vancouver South |
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In office 1993–1997 |
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| Preceded by | John Allen Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for Vancouver South—Burnaby |
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In office 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by | First member |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
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In office 1997–1999 |
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| Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | |
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In office 1999–2002 |
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| Minister of Natural Resources | |
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In office 2002–2003 |
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| Personal details | |
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December 12, 1952 Punjab, India |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Neelu Kang Dhaliwal |
| Profession | Businessman |
Harbance Singh (Herb) Dhaliwal, PC (born December 12, 1952) is a Canadian politician and businessman.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1993 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver South.
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien recommended Dhaliwal's appointment to Cabinet (the first Indian-Canadian to become a federal cabinet minister) in 1997 as Minister of Revenue. In 1999, he became Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and in 2002 he was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Minister with political responsibility for British Columbia.
Dhaliwal was a firm supporter of Chrétien against Paul Martin's attempt to force the Liberal leader to retire. As a result, Martin's campaign team targeted Dhaliwal and successfully took over his riding association. Dhaliwal publicly denounced Martin's campaign team for this, and criticized them for restricting access to Liberal Party membership forms. Allegations were made by Warren Kinsella, among others, that Martin's team exploited the fact that Dhaliwal's wife was suffering from cancer, although Dhaliwal was not with his wife, but rather travelling out of the country on the date of his riding's annual general meeting, which he lost.
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