Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh Dhaliwal[3] (born January 2, 1979) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. He has been the leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada since 2017. He used to be a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2017. He represented the electoral district of Bramalea—Gore—Malton.[4]
Jagmeet Singh | |
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| Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
| In office October 1, 2017 – May 5, 2025 | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Tom Mulcair |
| Succeeded by | Don Davies (interim) |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Burnaby South | |
| In office February 25, 2019 – April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kennedy Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Last member |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Bramalea—Gore—Malton | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – October 20, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kuldip Kular |
| Succeeded by | Last member |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal 2 January 1979 (aged 46) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Ontario New Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu
(m. 2022) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Gurratan Singh (brother) |
| Residence | Burnaby, British Columbia[2]Template:Force singular |
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| Website | ndp |
After the leadership election, he became the first person of a visible minority to be the permanent leader of a major federal political party.[5] He lost his re-election as member of Parliament during the 2025 federal election and announced his plans to resign as New Democratic Party leader.
Biography
Jagmeet Singh was born on January 2, 1979 in Scarborough, Ontario. His parents were Harmeet Kaur and Jagtaran Singh, who both came from the state of Punjab in India.[6] He started his career as a criminal defense lawyer.
Singh was first elected in the 2011 Ontario provincial election. He represented the ONDP.[7] In 2015, he became the Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democrats under Andrea Horwath until 2017.
Singh announced he would run for leadership of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada to replace Tom Mulcair which he won. He did not have a seat in the House of Commons until March 2019. This was when he won a seat in Burnaby South, British Columbia in a by-election.[8]
During the 2025 federal election, with the NDP expected to lose official party status and having lost his seat in parliament, Singh announced that he would resign as party leader once an interim leader was chosen in advance of the next party leadership election.[9]
Political views
Singh has branded himself a progressive and a social democrat.[10] Singh supports LGBTQ rights.[11]
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Singh at a community BBQ in 2014
Singh speaks at an Ontario Federation of Labour convention several weeks after winning the New Democratic Party leadership election
Singh during a campaign stop at the Broadview subway station in Toronto on October 15, 2019
Singh at the Toronto Pride Parade in 2017
Singh riding a bike at the National Bike Summit in Ottawa in 2018
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References
- ↑ Frisk, Adam (August 13, 2021). NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, spouse Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu expecting first child. CTV Television Network. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ndp-leader-jagmeet-singh-spouse-gurkiran-kaur-sidhu-expecting-first-child-1.5544771. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ↑ "NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaigns in Montreal ahead of tough byelection fight". Cbc.ca. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ↑ Raj, Althia (January 1, 2017). "Jagmeet Singh Is A Young, Photogenic, Confident Politician. Sound Familiar?". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/01/02/jagmeet-singh-ndp-leadership-ontario-mpp_n_13832878.html. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Riding results from across Canada". Edmonton Journal. May 3, 2011. p. A6.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ Austen, Ian (October 1, 2017). "Sikh Becomes Canada's First Nonwhite Political Party Leader". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ↑ "Punjab village celebrates its son Jagmeet Singh's success in Canadian politics". Hindustan Times. October 3, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Ontario NDP's Singh throws heck of a victory rally". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 7, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ↑ Ghoussoub, Michelle (February 25, 2019). "NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wins federal seat in high-stakes Burnaby South byelection". CBC News. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ↑ "CP NewsAlert: Jagmeet Singh to step down as NDP Leader after losing seat". Toronto Star. April 29, 2025. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal-elections/cp-newsalert-jagmeet-singh-to-step-down-as-ndp-leader-after-losing-seat/article_fa3b8c61-dfee-52d8-936a-0e18cf6cd122.html. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Ontario politician Jagmeet Singh launches bid for federal NDP leadership". The Globe and Mail. May 15, 2017. https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-politician-jagmeet-singh-launches-bid-for-federal-ndp-leadership/article35001559/. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ "NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh pledges to support homeless LGBT youth". Xtra. August 25, 2017. https://www.dailyxtra.com/ndp-leadership-hopeful-jagmeet-singh-pledges-to-support-homeless-lgbt-youth-78645. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
Other websites
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- Jagmeet Singh – Parliament of Canada biography