Karn Manhas | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain |
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In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 |
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Preceded by | Mike Farnworth |
Succeeded by | Mike Farnworth |
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Born | Orange County, California |
Political party | BC Liberal |
Residence | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
Occupation | businessman |
Known for | Founder and CEO of Terramera BioSciences |
Karn Manhas is a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur and a former politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005, representing the riding of Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. Manhas was the youngest MLA ever elected in the history of the province of British Columbia.
Mr. Manhas holds a Juris Doctor in Law from the University of British Columbia, and a B.Sc. in Biology (Genetics) and Biotechnology from McGill University. Recently, he was named as one of Business In Vancouver's Top Forty Under 40 business people in 2012.
Manhas is the founder of Terramera, a Vancouver-based ag/bio technology company that develops plant-based products, including organic biopesticides and biofertilzers.