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Deepak Obhrai
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Member of Parliament
for Calgary East |
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| Assumed office 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Alex Kindy |
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| Born | July 5, 1950 Oldeani, Tanzania |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Neena Obhari |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Profession | accountant, businessman |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Website | Parliament of Canada biography |
Deepak Obhrai (born July 5, 1950 in Oldeani, Tanzania) is a Canadian politician, representing the riding of Calgary East for the Conservative Party of Canada. He is currently serving as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Canada.[1]
He was first elected in 1997 for the Reform Party of Canada, and was re-elected when the Reform Party became the Canadian Alliance in 2000. In 2004, 2006 and 2008 he was elected as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the Progressive Conservative caucus after the December 9, 2003 creation of the merged Conservative Party, as the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged until a few weeks later.
Obhrai was an owner/operator of dry cleaning business. As an opposition member he served as the Opposition critic for International Cooperation, Multiculturalism, International Trade and of CIDA.
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