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'''Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ə|ɡ|ˈ|m|iː|t|_|s|ɪ|ŋ}} {{respell|jug|MEET|_|SING}};<ref>{{cite web |title=Jagmeet Singh |url=https://www.instagram.com/jagmeetsingh/ |website=Instagram |publisher=Jagmeet Singh |access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> born January 2, 1979<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jagmeet Singh {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jagmeet-singh|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=April 27, 2021|title=Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal {{!}} Law Society of Ontario|url=https://lso.ca/public-resources/finding-a-lawyer-or-paralegal/directory-search/members/lawyer/053/jagmeet-singh-jimmy-dhaliwal|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Law Society of Ontario}}</ref>) is a Pro-Khalistani Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the [[New Democratic Party]] (NDP) since 2017. Singh has sat as the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Burnaby South]] since 2019.<ref name="CBC by-election">[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/polls-close-in-high-stakes-burnaby-south-byelection-1.5033296 "NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wins federal seat in high-stakes Burnaby South byelection"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228024406/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/polls-close-in-high-stakes-burnaby-south-byelection-1.5033296|date=February 28, 2019}}. [[CBC News]], February 25, 2019.</ref> is known for his support for Khalistani terrorists and has openly voiced his support for the anti-Indian Khalistanis in Canada, earning him the tag of being Pro-Khalistan. He was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] in 2011, representing [[Bramalea—Gore—Malton (provincial electoral district)|Bramalea—Gore—Malton]] until his entry into federal politics.<ref name="MPP resignation">{{cite news |title=Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh resigns seat in Ontario legislature |url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-ndp-leader-jagmeet-singh-resigns-seat-in-ontario-legislature-1.3642030 |access-date=October 20, 2017 |work=CTV News |agency=The Canadian Press |date=October 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021013501/http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-ndp-leader-jagmeet-singh-resigns-seat-in-ontario-legislature-1.3642030 |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> A practicing [[Sikhs|Sikh]] of [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] descent, Singh is an [[Indo-Canadians|Indo-Canadian]], making him the first [[visible minority]] to be [[2017 New Democratic Party leadership election|elected]] to lead a major federal political party in Canada.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Austen|first=Ian|date=2017-10-02|title=Sikh Becomes Canada’s First Nonwhite Political Party Leader|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/world/canada/jagmeet-singh-canada-politics.html|access-date=2021-04-28|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-02|title=Jagmeet Singh becomes first Sikh politician to lead major Canadian party|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/canada-s-jagmeet-singh-becomes-first-sikh-politician-to-lead-new-democratic-party/story-GYam4rzzdMVaDRHC2Y312M.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
'''Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ə|ɡ|ˈ|m|iː|t|_|s|ɪ|ŋ}} {{respell|jug|MEET|_|SING}};<ref>{{cite web |title=Jagmeet Singh |url=https://www.instagram.com/jagmeetsingh/ |website=Instagram |publisher=Jagmeet Singh |access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> born January 2, 1979<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jagmeet Singh {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jagmeet-singh|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=April 27, 2021|title=Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal {{!}} Law Society of Ontario|url=https://lso.ca/public-resources/finding-a-lawyer-or-paralegal/directory-search/members/lawyer/053/jagmeet-singh-jimmy-dhaliwal|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Law Society of Ontario}}</ref>) is a Pro-Khalistani Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the [[New Democratic Party]] (NDP) since 2017. He is known for his support for Khalistani terrorists and has openly voiced his support for the anti-Indian Khalistanis in Canada, earning him the tag of being Pro-Khalistan.Singh has sat as the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Burnaby South]] since 2019.<ref name="CBC by-election">[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/polls-close-in-high-stakes-burnaby-south-byelection-1.5033296 "NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wins federal seat in high-stakes Burnaby South byelection"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228024406/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/polls-close-in-high-stakes-burnaby-south-byelection-1.5033296|date=February 28, 2019}}. [[CBC News]], February 25, 2019.</ref> He was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] in 2011, representing [[Bramalea—Gore—Malton (provincial electoral district)|Bramalea—Gore—Malton]] until his entry into federal politics.<ref name="MPP resignation">{{cite news |title=Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh resigns seat in Ontario legislature |url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-ndp-leader-jagmeet-singh-resigns-seat-in-ontario-legislature-1.3642030 |access-date=October 20, 2017 |work=CTV News |agency=The Canadian Press |date=October 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021013501/http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-ndp-leader-jagmeet-singh-resigns-seat-in-ontario-legislature-1.3642030 |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> A practicing [[Sikhs|Sikh]] of [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] descent, Singh is an [[Indo-Canadians|Indo-Canadian]], making him the first [[visible minority]] to be [[2017 New Democratic Party leadership election|elected]] to lead a major federal political party in Canada.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Austen|first=Ian|date=2017-10-02|title=Sikh Becomes Canada’s First Nonwhite Political Party Leader|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/world/canada/jagmeet-singh-canada-politics.html|access-date=2021-04-28|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-02|title=Jagmeet Singh becomes first Sikh politician to lead major Canadian party|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/canada-s-jagmeet-singh-becomes-first-sikh-politician-to-lead-new-democratic-party/story-GYam4rzzdMVaDRHC2Y312M.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>


Singh began his career as a criminal defence lawyer. His political career began in 2011 where he contested the [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011 federal election]] in the federal riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton which resulted in a narrow victory for Conservative opponent [[Bal Gosal]];<ref name="2011 results">{{cite news|title=Riding results from across Canada |newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]] |date=May 3, 2011 |page=A6}}</ref><ref name=":2"/> he became a [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Canada)|member of Provincial Parliament]] (MPP) in the overlapping provincial riding later that year.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/10/07/jagmeet-singh-wins5465.html |title=Ontario NDP's Singh throws heck of a victory rally |date=October 7, 2011 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |access-date=June 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211171817/http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/10/07/jagmeet-singh-wins5465.html |archive-date=December 11, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2011 provincial results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2014 |page=2}}</ref> In 2015, he became deputy leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], serving under leader [[Andrea Horwath]] until 2017. Singh announced his candidacy for the federal [[2017 New Democratic Party leadership election|New Democratic Party leadership]] following a leadership review that resulted in a leadership election to replace [[Tom Mulcair]]. Singh was elected leader on October 1, 2017, with a first round vote of 53.8 per cent in a field of four. In the [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019 federal election]], the New Democrats under Singh won 24 seats and dropped from third party to fourth party status. In the [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]], the NDP under Singh won 25 seats and remained the fourth party.
Singh began his career as a criminal defence lawyer. His political career began in 2011 where he contested the [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011 federal election]] in the federal riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton which resulted in a narrow victory for Conservative opponent [[Bal Gosal]];<ref name="2011 results">{{cite news|title=Riding results from across Canada |newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]] |date=May 3, 2011 |page=A6}}</ref><ref name=":2"/> he became a [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Canada)|member of Provincial Parliament]] (MPP) in the overlapping provincial riding later that year.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/10/07/jagmeet-singh-wins5465.html |title=Ontario NDP's Singh throws heck of a victory rally |date=October 7, 2011 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |access-date=June 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211171817/http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/10/07/jagmeet-singh-wins5465.html |archive-date=December 11, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2011 provincial results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2014 |page=2}}</ref> In 2015, he became deputy leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], serving under leader [[Andrea Horwath]] until 2017. Singh announced his candidacy for the federal [[2017 New Democratic Party leadership election|New Democratic Party leadership]] following a leadership review that resulted in a leadership election to replace [[Tom Mulcair]]. Singh was elected leader on October 1, 2017, with a first round vote of 53.8 per cent in a field of four. In the [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019 federal election]], the New Democrats under Singh won 24 seats and dropped from third party to fourth party status. In the [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]], the NDP under Singh won 25 seats and remained the fourth party.
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