Harinder Malhi
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Harinder Malhi
| image = Harinder Malhi.jpg
| honorific-suffix =
| term_start1 = June 12, 2014
| term_end1 = June 7, 2018
| predecessor1 = Linda Jeffrey
| successor1 = Kevin Yarde (Brampton North)
| riding1 = Brampton—Springdale
| parliament1 = Ontario Provincial
| office2 = Peel District School Board Trustee
| term_start2 = 2010
| term_end2 = 2014
| constituency2 = Brampton Wards 9 and 10
| party = Liberal
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}}
| birth_place =
| residence = Brampton
| alma_mater = Ryerson University
| occupation = Real estate agent
| spouse =
}}
Harinder Kaur Malhi{{cite tweet |user=ONPARLeducation|number=1547261235305058304|date=13 July 2022 |title=Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics }} (born {{circa|1981}}) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Brampton—Springdale, and was a member of the Ontario provincial cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
Background
Malhi's family is of Indian descent, and she speaks Punjabi.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/05/19/ontario_election_conservatives_liberals_ndp_battle_for_bramptonspringdale.html|title=Ontario election: Conservatives, Liberals, NDP battle for Brampton-Springdale |last=Rider|first=David|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=19 May 2014|accessdate=13 June 2014}} Her father, Gurbax Singh Malhi, was a Liberal federal Member of Parliament between 1993 and 2011, representing the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton.{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario_election/riding_profiles/2014/06/12/liberal_candidate_harinder_malhi_wins_bramptonspringdale.html |title=Liberal candidate Harinder Malhi wins Brampton-Springdale |last=Grewal |first=Sam |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=12 June 2014 |accessdate=13 June 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=CBA2503E-79EE-4C6F-ABD4-8037FD3C9195&Language=E |title=MALHI, The Hon. Gurbax Singh, P.C., B.A. |publisher=Library of Parliament |accessdate=3 July 2014}} Her mother is Devinder Malhi.{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/06/13/new_torontoarea_mpps_include_liberals_one_from_ndp.html |title=New Toronto-area MPPs include Liberals, one from NDP |last=Rider |first=David |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=13 June 2014 |accessdate=13 June 2014}}
Malhi studied at Ryerson University, where she obtained a degree in public administration and governance.{{cite news |url=http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4558012-provincial-election-brampton-springdale/ |title=Provincial election: Brampton-Springdale |last=Belgrave |first=Roger |newspaper=Mississauga News |date=4 June 2013 |accessdate=13 June 2014}} She worked as a sales agent at a telecommunications company in Brampton, and then as a real estate agent.{{cite web|url=http://www.peelschools.org/Documents/Harinder%20Malhi%20bio.pdf|title=Biography: Harinder Malhi|publisher=Peel District School Board|accessdate=13 June 2014}}
Politics
On 25 October 2010, she was elected as a school trustee for the Peel District School Board, representing Brampton wards 9 and 10, during the 2010 municipal election.{{cite news|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4576631-new-liberal-elected-to-brampton-springdale/|title=New Liberal elected to Brampton-Springdale|last=Belgrave|first=Roger|newspaper=Brampton Guardian|date=12 June 2014|accessdate=13 June 2014}}
Malhi was selected as the Liberal candidate for the Brampton-Springdale riding after incumbent cabinet minister Linda Jeffrey vacated the seat in March 2014 to run for the mayor of Brampton.{{cite news |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1391351/liberals-harinder-malhi-wins-open-brampton-springdale-seat/ |title=Liberals' Harinder Malhi wins open Brampton-Springdale seat |last=Young |first=Leslie |publisher=Global News |date=13 June 2014 |accessdate=14 June 2014}} She was elected MPP in the 2014 election and took an unpaid leave of absence from her position as school trustee, during the campaign.{{cite news|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4526542-trustees-take-leave-to-run-in-provincial-election/|title=Trustees take leave to run in provincial election|last=Belgrave|first=Roger|newspaper=Brampton Guardian|date=16 May 2014|accessdate=13 June 2014}}
She served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport (2016–18), and as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues (2014–16). In January 2018, she was promoted to cabinet as Minister of the Status of Women by Premier Kathleen Wynne.
In the 2018 provincial election she ran in the new riding of Brampton North, placing third, losing the seat to Kevin Yarde of the NDP.{{cite news |last1=Frisque |first1=Graeme |title=NDP's Kevin Yarde wins in Brampton North |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/8658934-ndp-s-kevin-yarde-wins-in-brampton-north/ |access-date=June 11, 2018 |work=Brampton Guardian |date=June 8, 2018 |language=en-CA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611143157/https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/8658934-ndp-s-kevin-yarde-wins-in-brampton-north/|archive-date=June 11, 2018|url-status=live|quote=Incumbent Liberal candidate Harinder Malhi was a distant third, gaining support from just 21.2 per cent of voters.}} In the 2022 provincial election, she contested Brampton North once again, coming in second place, but this time losing to the Progressive Conservative candidate Graham McGregor.{{Cite news |date=2022-05-22 |title=Brampton North debate: Liberal and Green candidates square off again |language=en-CA |work=The Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/local-brampton/news/provincial-election/2022/05/22/brampton-north-debate-liberal-and-green-candidates-square-off-again.html |access-date=2022-06-03 |issn=0319-0781}}
=Cabinet positions=
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Elections
{{2022 Ontario general election/Brampton North}}
{{2018 Ontario general election/Brampton North}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Harinder Malhi|16,848|39.8|}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Gurpreet Dhillon|13,481|31.9|}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Pam Hundal|10,234|24.2|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Laila Zarrabi Yan|1,322|3.1|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Communist|Elizabeth Hill|398|0.9|}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web |title=General Election by District: Brampton-Springdale |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923153809/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=007 |archive-date=September 23, 2014 }}}}
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| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="3"| Peel District School Board, Wards 9 & 10 | ||
| Candidate
! % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Harinder Malhi | 9019 | 46.82% |
| Joy Adams | 3242 | 16.83% |
| Jash Puniya | 2453 | 12.73% |
| Mohan Singh Khangura | 1838 | 9.54% |
| John Crowley | 1633 | 8.48% |
| Devinder Jeet Singh | 447 | 2.32% |
| Fatima Devonish | 439 | 2.28% |
| Yadwinder Sahota | 191 | 0.99% |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{OntarioMPPbio|id=harinder-malhi}}
{{Wynne Ministry}}
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Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:Canadian people of Indian descent
Category:Canadian real estate agents
Category:Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
Category:Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Category:Ontario school board trustees
Category:Politicians from Brampton