Manmeet Bhullar

Manmeet Singh Bhullar (March 1, 1980 – November 23, 2015) was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta who represented the constituency of Calgary-Greenway as a Progressive Conservative. He served as a cabinet minister from 2011 until the defeat of the Progressive Conservative government in 2015.

Manmeet Bhullar
ਮਨਮੀਤ ਭੁੱਲਰ
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Greenway
In office
March 3, 2008 – November 23, 2015
Preceded byHung Pham
Succeeded byPrabhdeep Gill
Minister of Human Services
In office
December 13, 2013 – May 24, 2015
Preceded byDave Hancock
Succeeded byIrfan Sabir
Minister of Service Alberta
In office
October 12, 2011 – December 13, 2013
Preceded byHeather Klimchuk
Succeeded byDoug Griffiths
Personal details
Born
Manmeet Singh Bhullar

March 1, 1980
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
DiedNovember 23, 2015(2015-11-23) (aged 35)
Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceCalgary
Alma materUniversity of Windsor
ProfessionLawyer

Bhullar became the first turbaned Sikh to hold a ministerial position after he was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Service Alberta on October 12, 2011.[1]

Bhullar died in a motor vehicle collision north of Red Deer, Alberta while driving from Calgary to Edmonton on the Queen Elizabeth II highway, on November 23, 2015 at the age of 35. Bhullar had stopped to assist a driver involved in a collision and sustained fatal injuries after he was struck by a semi truck that had lost control descending a hill.[2]

References

  1. "Manmeet Singh Bhullar Left A Legacy Of Making Others Feel Like They Belong". HuffPost. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  2. "Alberta Conservative MLA Manmeet Bhullar killed in car crash". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-24.