Ruby Dhalla

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruby Dhalla
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 18, 1974(1974-02-18)
Age	50
Birthplace	Winnipeg
Country	Canada
Birth City	Manitoba
Horoscope	Aquarius

Ruby Dhalla Biography

Ruby Dhalla is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 18, 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ruby Dhalla, born February 18, 1974, is a Canadian politician. From 2004 to 2011, she represented Brampton–Springdale as a Liberal Party member in the House of Commons of Canada. Nina Grewal, a British Columbia Conservative MP, was the first Sikh woman to serve in Canada’s House of Commons.

Dhalla was nominated by Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada, as the Liberal candidate for Brampton–-Springdale in 2004’s federal election. The local Liberal Party riding director, Andrew Kania, opposed this decision. Dhalla was praised by the deputy campaign director of the Liberal Party, who described her as a star candidate that would benefit the party. Dhalla was elected to the Liberal Party by a comfortable margin, despite it being reduced to a minority government. She also became the first woman of Indian origin to be elected to Canada’s Parliament. Her win was also historic, as she was the first woman of Indian descent to be elected anywhere in the world other than India. Dhalla was elected to the Standing Committee on Health due to her business and health experience. Dhalla was a well-known speaker in Parliament on issues that affected her constituents, minorities, and women.

Dhalla voted in favour of Canada’s same-sex marriage legislation in 2005, on the grounds that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms must confer equality on different groups in society.

Dhalla was a prominent organizer of the “Canada for Asia” benefit concert in January 2005, along with Senator Jerry Grafstein and singer Tom Cochrane. The event raised money for victims of the previous month’s tsunami disaster in southeast Asia. She travelled with the Prime Minister to Sri Lanka and India in 2005 on a trade mission visit to promote trade between both nations. In October 2005, Dhalla organized a relief effort for victims of an earthquake in Pakistan. In parliament Dhalla introduced her first private members bill to create a secretariat for foreign credentials recognition. This bill was passed in the House of Commons thus assisting recent Canadian immigrants in gaining professional employment.

Gandhi personally responded to Dhalla’s letters and referred it to a press conference that was held months before her assassination. Dhalla invited Gandhi to India, but Gandhi was killed before Dhalla arrived. For her first year at McMaster University, she was awarded a full scholarship. Dhalla continued her studies at McMaster University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a minor in Political Science in 1995. She was also shortlisted as a Rhodes Scholarship nominee from Manitoba. Instead, she moved to Toronto the following year and received a Doctorate in Chiropractic from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. After graduating, she opened a chain of multi-disciplinary health care clinics throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Dhalla also wanted to pursue a career as an actor, spending six months in India and playing a major role in Kyon. Kis Liye Translated as Why? (translated as Why? (Hindi-language movie in Bollywood-inspired Hindi, shot in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1993, she finished second in Miss India Canada.

Ruby Dhalla Net Worth

Ruby Dhalla is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruby Dhalla 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dhalla was the daughter of an Indian immigrant family, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Dhalla was ten years old when she first became international news. She lived in Winnipeg’s north end. Dhalla wrote to Indira Gandhi, a letter pleading for justice and peace, after Indian soldiers participated in military operations at Punjab’s Golden Temple.

Dhalla was active politically from a young age. She volunteered for David Walker, the Winnipeg Liberal candidate in 1988. Later she became a prominent member the MANITOBA Young Liberals. Dhalla was involved in numerous campaigns, including co-chairing election committees. She also volunteered in numerous federal and provincial political campaigns. In 1998, Dhalla was elected youth representative for Canada’s liberal section of the standing committee on multiculturalism at an annual policy convention. Dhalla was elected to the 1992 Liberal Leadership Conventin as a delegate and was among the first young liberals to support Paul Martin. Dhalla supported Paul Martin’s 2003 bid to be the leader of the Liberal Party.

In late 2005, The Liberal government was defeated by a motion of no confidence, and a new election was called for early 2006. Dhalla officially launched her re-election campaign in early December, with Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal as a star attendee. Conservative candidate Sam Hundal attempted to use same-sex marriage as a wedge issue among recent immigrant voters, but was unsuccessful. Dhalla was easily re-elected, while the Conservatives won a minority government at the national level.

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In a 2008 poll of parliamentary staffers from the Hill Times, Dhalla was voted the second-sexiest female MP, while that year Maxim magazine ranked her third in “The World’s Hottest Politicians”.

Facts & Trivia

Ruby Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Ruby Dhalla celebrates birthday on February 18 of every year.

Dhalla traveled to the Indian state of Punjab in January 2008. While attending a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) seminar, she called on the state government to introduce more stringent laws to prevent the abuse of married women. She later visited her parent’s village of Mullanpur.

Top Facts about Ruby Dhalla

1. Ruby Dhalla is a former Canadian Member of Parliament.
2. She represented the riding of Brampton—Springdale from 2004 to 2011.
3. Dhalla was born on February 18, 1974, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
4. She is of Indian descent and speaks Punjabi fluently.
5. Dhalla has a degree in neuroscience from the University of Toronto.
6. She served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health.
7. In 2010, she faced controversy over allegations involving her nannies’ treatment.
8. Dhalla lost her seat in the 2011 federal election.
9. She has since been involved in various community and advocacy initiatives.
10. Dhalla remains an influential figure within Canada’s South Asian community.