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Latest revision as of 21:27, 1 October 2021


Raj Chouhan
Raj Chouhan (cropped).jpg
40th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Assumed office
December 7, 2020
PremierJohn Horgan
Lieutenant GovernorJanet Austin
Preceded byDarryl Plecas
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Burnaby-Edmonds
Assumed office
May 17, 2005
Preceded byPatty Sahota
Personal details
BornMarch 4
India
Political partyNew Democrat
ResidenceBurnaby, British Columbia
OccupationUnion leader

Raj Chouhan is a Canadian politician and trade unionist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 provincial election. He is serving as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He previously served as the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2020. While in opposition he served as the critic for Mental Health; Human Rights, Immigration and Multiculturism and Labour. He was re-elected in 2009 and 2013.

Born in the Punjab province of India, Chouhan was the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers' Union and served as a director of the Hospital Employees' Union. He also served as a member of the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C.

A founding member of the B.C. Organization to Fight Racism, Chouhan has worked to promote human rights and racial equality. He has served as the Vice President of B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003, and has taught courses on Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and collective bargaining since 1987.

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