Herb Dhaliwal

Canadian politician (born 1952)

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The Honourable

Herb Dhaliwal

Dhaliwal in 2004

Member of Parliament
for Vancouver South
In office
1993–1997
Preceded by| John Allen Fraser
Succeeded by| Riding dissolved
Member of Parliament
for Vancouver South—Burnaby
In office
1997–2004
Preceded by| First member
Succeeded by| Riding dissolved
Minister of National Revenue
In office
1997–1999
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
In office
1999–2002
Minister of Natural Resources
In office
2002–2003
Personal details
Born|  (1952-12-12) 12 December 1952 (age 71)
Village Chaheru, Distt. Kapurthala, Punjab, India
Political party| Liberal
Profession| Businessman

Harbance Singh (Herb) Dhaliwal, PC (born 12 December 1952) is a Canadian politician and businessman.

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1993 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver South.

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien recommended Dhaliwal's appointment to Cabinet (the first Indian-Canadian to become a federal cabinet minister) in 1997 as Minister of Revenue. In 1999, he became Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and in 2002 he was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Minister with political responsibility for British Columbia.

Dhaliwal was a firm supporter of Chrétien against Paul Martin's attempt to force the Liberal leader to retire. As a result, Martin's campaign team targeted Dhaliwal and successfully took over his riding association. Dhaliwal publicly denounced Martin's campaign team for this and criticized them for restricting access to Liberal Party membership forms. When Chrétien announced his resignation, Dhaliwal briefly considered running in the 2003 Liberal leadership campaign, but decided against it. Several months later, he endorsed Martin for leader and said he would be willing to serve in a Martin cabinet. However, on 3 December 2003, he announced that he would not be running for re-election.

## Business[edit]

After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, he started a maintenance company out of his basement. He is a top level executive of Dynamic Facility Services Ltd. He became a self-made millionaire with diversified business interests including transportation, maintenance and real estate development.

Dhaliwal is chairman of National Green Biomed Ltd., a medical marijuana producer that donated $1 million in 2015 for health research into medical cannabis at the University of British Columbia.[1] He spoke about decriminalization of cannabis by the Justin Trudeau federal government.[2]

## Personal life[edit]

Born in India at Chaheru, Distt. Kapurthala Punjab in 1952, Dhaliwal's family emigrated to Vancouver when he was six. He attended John Oliver Secondary School, graduating in 1972.[citation needed]

Dhaliwal is married to one Amrit Kaur. He has two daughters and a son.[citation needed]

## Election results[edit]

2000 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Herb Dhaliwal | 17,705 | 42.69 | +0.04 | $58,673
| Alliance | Ron Jack | 15,384 | 37.09 | +7.38 | $28,116
| New Democratic | Herschel Hardin | 3,848 | 9.27 | -9.86 | $13,583
| Progressive Conservative | Dan Tidball | 2,649 | 6.38 | +0.44 | $2,621
| Green | Imtiaz Popat | 646 | 1.55 | -0.07 | $594
| Independent | Michelle Jasmine Chang | 465 | 1.12 | - |
| Canadian Action | Adam Sealey | 430 | 1.03 | - |
| Independent | Derrick O'Keefe | 158 | 0.38 | - | $317
| Marxist–Leninist | Charles Boylan | 101 | 0.24 | -0.11 | $600
| Natural Law | Prince Pabbies | 81 | 0.19 | -0.38 |
Total valid votes  | 41,467 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 288 | 0.69
Turnout  | 41,755 | 58.38
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.67
Change for the Canadian Alliance is compared to the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | Expenditures
| Liberal | Herb Dhaliwal | 16,648 | 42.65 | $54,591
| Reform | Doug Hargrove | 11,598 | 29.71 | $23,380
| New Democratic | Herschel Hardin | 7,467 | 19.13 | $35,574
| Progressive Conservative | Don Couch | 2,321 | 5.94 | $18,037
| Green | Cyndi Thompson | 633 | 1.62 |
| Natural Law | Carolyn Grayson | 224 | 0.57 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Allan Bezanson | 138 | 0.35 |
Total valid votes  | 39,029 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 281 | 0.71
Turnout  | 39,310 | 64.22
This riding was created from parts of Vancouver South and New Westminster—Burnaby, which elected a Liberal and a Reform candidate, respectively, in the previous election. Herb Dhaliwal was the incumbent from Vancouver South.
1993 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Herb Dhaliwal | 17,215 | 35.62 | +6.83
| Reform | Gordon Shreeve | 12,291 | 25.43 | +23.34
| Progressive Conservative | K. K. Wan | 11,357 | 23.50 | -18.73
| New Democratic | John Maté | 3,625 | 7.50 | -16.26
| National | Cameron Ward | 2,113 | 4.37 | -
| Libertarian | John Clarke | 554 | 1.15 | -0.74
| Green | Valerie Jerome | 418 | 0.86 | +0.21
| Natural Law | Prince Pabbies | 285 | 0.59 | -
| Independent | Jas Mangat | 278 | 0.58 | -
| Independent | Dan Logan | 69 | 0.14 | -
| Independent | Robert Walter Ross | 60 | 0.12 | -
| Marxist–Leninist | Allan H. Bezanson | 47 | 0.10 | -
| Independent | Issam Mansour | 20 | 0.04 | -
Total valid votes  | 48,332 | 100.0
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -8.26

## References[edit]

1. ^ News Release (8 June 2015). "Medical cannabis company donates $1 million to explore plant's healing potential". UBC. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
2. ^ Proctor, Jason (20 October 2015). "Pot industry sees high times on horizon with Trudeau victory". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

## External links[edit]

*   * Herb Dhaliwal – Parliament of Canada biography
* Personal site
* Federal Parliament Biography \- The Honourable Herb Dhaliwal

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