Manmeet Bhullar
| Manmeet Bhullar ਮਨਮੀਤ ਭੁੱਲਰ |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Greenway | |
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In office March 3, 2008 – November 23, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Hung Pham |
| Succeeded by | Prabhdeep Gill |
| Minister of Human Services | |
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In office December 13, 2013 – May 24, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Dave Hancock |
| Succeeded by | Irfan Sabir |
| Minister of Service Alberta | |
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In office October 12, 2011 – December 13, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Heather Klimchuk |
| Succeeded by | Doug Griffiths |
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Manmeet Singh Bhullar March 1, 1980 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Died |
November 23, 2015 (aged 35) Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Sikhism |
Manmeet Singh Bhullar (Punjabi: ਮਨਮੀਤ ਭੁੱਲਰ) (March 1, 1980 – November 23, 2015) was a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta who represented the constituency of Calgary-Greenway as a Progressive Conservative. He served as a cabinet minister from 2011 until the defeat of the Progressive Conservative government in 2015. He was widely seen as a rising star in the Progressive Conservative caucus. Bhullar was killed when he was struck by a tractor trailer on a road when he went to help a stranded motorist on November 23, 2015.
Bhullar was born March 1, 1980 in the community of Penbrooke in Calgary. His family then moved to the community of Whitehorn where he attended Chief Justice Milvain School and Annie Gale Junior High School. Manmeet then attended Lester B. Pearson High School in Pineridge, where he was a member of the school’s football team.
Bhullar earned his Bachelor of Arts with a Sociology concentration from Athabasca University in 2005. Bhullar also attended Mount Royal University as part of his post-secondary education. In 2011, Bhullar received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor.
Manmeet became very active in the community early on. Bhullar was the founder of a youth organization called "Inspire." Bhullar co-ordinated the Walking Hunger Away campaign in Calgary and led a team of volunteers to raise money on behalf of the Calgary Health Region. Bhullar also worked with other youth groups in that time. Because of his community work Bhullar was a recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal, the Centennial Medallion, and the Athabasca University Leadership Award. Bhullar has been a strong advocate for the issues of East Calgarians in the Alberta legislature.
Bhullar became active in politics early on by helping Rick D. Orman, the first MLA for Calgary-Montrose, in his re-election campaign. While seeking his post-secondary education, Bhullar was an organizer for Jim Prentice’s leadership campaign for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003.
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