- Raminder Gill
Raminder Singh Gill is a
politician inOntario ,Canada . He was a member of theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2003, and has unsuccessfully sought election to theCanadian House of Commons on three separate occasions.Gill was born to a
Sikh family in Punjab,India . He was educated at theUniversity of Toronto , and holds aMaster's Degree in Engineering. He works as a Chemical Engineer in private life, and has invented environmentally-friendly products such as "The Alternative Bleach", offered by thePresident's Choice company. He started a private firm called Genpro Canada Ltd in 1990. Gill has been a director of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of Canada, and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. He was also a founding member of the Malton Cougars Soccer Club.In 1982, he ran for a seat on Peel District School Board, but lost.
In 1993 he sought the federal Liberal nomination for
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale , but lost toGurbax Malhi .Gill first ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1997 federal election, as a Progressive Conservative in the riding of
Mississauga West . He finished third, well behind LiberalSteve Mahoney .In the 1999 provincial election, Gill ran for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in the riding of
Bramalea--Gore--Malton--Springdale , which has a large Indian-Canadian community. The riding is located in the "905 region", which at the time was a primary base of support for the Ontario Tories. Gill was elected, defeating LiberalDave Toor by about 4,000 votes, and became one of the few representatives of an ethnic minority group in the PC caucus.He was not appointed to cabinet by either
Mike Harris andErnie Eves . In 2002, he supportedTony Clement for the leadership of the Ontario Tories.The Liberal Party made strong gains in the 905 area in the 2003 provincial election, and Gill lost his seat to Liberal candidate
Kuldip Singh Kular by almost 4,000 votes, following a bitter and divisive campaign.In the Canadian general election of 2004, Gill ran as a candidate of the Conservative Party in the redistributed riding of
Bramalea--Gore--Malton . Although this seat was actively targeted by the Conservatives, Gill lost to incumbent LiberalGurbax Singh Malhi by 7,800 votes.Gill announced his decision to quit politics after the election. [http://www.mississauga.com/mi/elections/story/2037017p-2357185c.html] He later reconsidered, and ran in the 2006 federal election in the riding of
Mississauga—Streetsville , against Liberal incumbentWajid Khan . He lost that contest as well, losing by about 5800 votes to Khan.Persondata
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