Kamal Khera

Kamalpreet Khera MP (born February 4, 1989) is a Canadian politician, first elected to represent the riding of Brampton West in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election[2][3] and re-elected in 2019.[4]

Kamal Khera

MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue
In office
January 30, 2017 – August 31, 2018
MinisterDiane Lebouthillier
Preceded byEmmanuel Dubourg
Succeeded byDeb Schulte
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterJane Philpott
Preceded byCathy McLeod
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Brampton West
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byKyle Seeback
Personal details
Born (1989-02-04) February 4, 1989[1]
Delhi, India
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceBrampton, Ontario
Alma materYork University
ProfessionRegistered nurse

Career

Khera was nominated as the Liberal Party's candidate in Brampton West in December 2014, and won the seat in the federal election in the following October.[5] She was recruited and mentored by longtime Liberal organiser and social activist Raj Jhajj for this position.[6] At the age of 26, she is the youngest Liberal MP in the current House, and the second-youngest overall behind the NDP's Pierre-Luc Dusseault.[7]

On December 2, 2015, Khera was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, then as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue (January 2017 – August 2018) and from August 2018 to January 2021, Khera served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister to International Development.[8] Currently, Khera sits on the Standing Committee of Public Safety and National Security. She served as a member on the Standing Committee of Finance (September 2017 – September 2018), and the Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs and International Development (September 2018 – September 2019).

On March 25, 2020, Khera tested positive for COVID-19, making her the first MP to test positive for the coronavirus.[9]

Khera stepped down from her role as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister to International Development in January 2021, after having travelled to Seattle in December for a memorial service for her uncle despite the border between the United States and Canada being closed to all nonessential travel at the time due to the coronavirus pandemic.[10]

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election: Brampton West
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalKamal Khera24,25655.9+19.82$186,667.41
ConservativeNinder Thind13,06830.1-11.92–
New DemocraticAdaoma Patterson5,40012.4-7.22–
GreenKarthika Gobinath6741.6+0.02–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,398100.0   $202,391.14
Total rejected ballots 245––
Turnout 43,643––
Eligible voters 68,796
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

References
  1. "David Akin 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "Happy 30th birthday to Brampton West MP @KamalKheraLib 1"". twitter.com. Twitter. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. Liberal Kamal Khera wins Brampton West, The Brampton Guardian, October 20, 2015.
  3. "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. Gamrot, Sabrina (21 October 2019). "Brampton West re-elects Liberal Kamal Khera". The Brampton Guardian. Brampton ON: Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. Liberals find candidate in Brampton West for next federal election, The Brampton Guardian, December 10, 2014.
  7. John Paul Tasker, Meet the Class of 2015: Notable Rookies headed to Parliament Hill, CBC.ca, October 22, 2015.
  8. She was later appointment parliamentary secretary to the Minister of National Revenue (2016-2018) and in September 2018,she was appointed parliamentary secretary to the minister of International Development.
  9. https://globalnews.ca/news/6730945/coronavirus-liberal-mp-kamal-khera/
  10. DeClerq, Katherine (3 January 2021). "Brampton West MP to step aside from parliamentary role after travelling to U.S. for memorial". CTV News. Toronto ON. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton West, 30 September 2015
  12. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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