Nina Grewal

Nina Grewal, MP (born October 20, 1958 in Osaka, Japan) is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party. She was elected in the general election of June 2004 to represent the constituency of Fleetwood?Port Kells, British Columbia.

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MP - October 20 - 1958 - Osaka - Japan - Canadian - Conservative Party - General election of June 2004 - Fleetwood?Port Kells - British Columbia

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She is married to fellow Member of Parliament Gurmant Grewal, and the couple are the first married couple to serve in the House at the same time. Nina Grewal and Ontario Liberal Ruby Dhalla, elected concurrently, are the first Sikh women to serve in the House of Commons.

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Member of Parliament - Gurmant Grewal - Ontario - Liberal - Ruby Dhalla - Sikh

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In 2005, Grewal's husband surreptiously taped discussions with the Liberal Party in which he raised the possibility might consider crossing the floor to the Liberals in exchange for patronage positions for the two of them. After the audio tapes were released, Nina Grewal denied any knowledge of these discussions.

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Liberal Party - Crossing the floor

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Nina Grewal and her husband lived in Liberia before emigrating to Canada.

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