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Amrit Mangat
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| Assumed office October 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | new district |
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| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Occupation | teacher, business administrator |
Amrit Mangat is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South. She is a member of the Liberal Party, and is the first woman of South Asian heritage to serve as a Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario.
She is currently the parliamentary assistant to the Minister Responsible for Seniors, and also serves as a member of the Justice, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Policy Cabinet Committee and she is a member of the Standing Committee on Estimates.
Prior to immigrating to Canada in 1992, Mangat worked as a teacher in India and later obtained her Ontario College of Teachers certification. She has also worked as a business manager and office administrator, and has volunteered for various organizations such as the Rotary Club and India Rainbow Community Services of Peel.
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 19,734 | 53.6 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ravi Singh | 9,322 | 25.3 | ||
| Green | Paul Simas | 3,888 | 10.6 | ||
| New Democrat | Karan Pandher | 3,851 | 10.5 | ||
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