Home Deepak Obhrai
Member of Parliament- Calgary East
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and to the Minister of International Cooperation

Constituency Office

Raddison Centre
Suite 225, 525-28 Street SE
Calgary, Alberta
T2A 6W9
Phone: 403-207-3030
Fax: 403-207-3035
Email:
deepak@deepakobhrai.com

Latest Speeches

14/05/2007
Security and prosperity the cornerstones of Canada’s foreign policy.

07/05/2007
Let us embark on a step-by-step approach to Senate reform in Canada, Obhrai tells Parliament.

 

Deepak's Profile


BORN:
July 5th, 1950 in Oldeani, Tanzania

EDUCATION:
  • Arusha Secondary School, Tanzania - Junior High
  • Daly College - Indore, India - Senior High&
  • Air Traffic Control, United Kingdom and East Africa
  • Accounting Second Level, Society of Management Accountants

LANGUAGES:
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Swahili, Gujarati

PERSONAL:
Married to Neena with two daughters, Priti and Kaajal, and one son, Aman. in 2006 his family was further blessed by a grandson, Davin Jacob.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
  • President, India-Canada Association of Calgary (1990-92)
  • Vice President, National Indo-Canadian Council, Alberta Region (1993-95)
  • President, Monterey Community Association (1996-97)
  • President, Hindu Society of Calgary (1997)

CAREER:
  • Entrepreneur and owner of Indo Canadian Enterprises
  • Part-owner of Cando Cleaners (3 locations)
  • Accounting City of Calgary Electric Systems
  • Air Traffic Controller East Africa

ELECTORAL:
Jan. 23, 2006 Calgary East, Alberta 67% with 26 766 votes
Jun. 28, 2004 Calgary East, Alberta 61% with 21 897 votes
Nov. 27, 2000 Calgary East, Alberta 54% with 18 141 votes
Jun. 02, 1997 Calgary East, Alberta 45% with 13 348 votes

POLITICAL PARTY:
Conservative Present
Progressive Conservative (2003.12.12 - 2004.02.01)
Canadian Alliance (2000.03.27 - 2003.12.11)
Reform (1997.09.22 - 2000.03.26)

PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONS:
Current 39th Parliament
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Asia-Pacific and Africa)
  • Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
  • President, Canada-India Parliamentary Friendship Group
  • Canada-Africa Parliamentary Friendship Group
  • Canada-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group
  • Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
  • Canada-US Parliamentary Association
  • Parliamentary Friends of Tibet
38th Parliament
  • Senior Critic for Multiculturalism
  • Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
  • Deputy Critic for Intergovernmental Affairs, Citizenship and Immigration and Canadian Heritage 
  • Chair of the Task Force on Globalization and Competitiveness
  • Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Sub-Committee on Human Rights and International Development
37th Parliament
  • Senior Critic for Multiculturalism
  • Senior Critic for International Cooperation
  • Senior Critic for the CIDA
  • Vice-Chair, Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
36th Parliament
  • Senior Critic for International Trade
  • Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Subcommittee on International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
  • Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

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Parliamentry Office

426-N Centre Block
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
Phone: (613) 947-4566
FAX: (613) 947-4569
Email:
obhrad@parl.gc.ca

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