Nina Grewal
Nina Grewal | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Fleetwood—Port Kells | |
| Assumed office 2004 election | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 20, 1958 Osaka, Japan |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Gurmant Grewal |
| Residence | Surrey |
| Profession | Businesswoman, Sales manager |
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.
Born in Japan, she and her husband, Chris Wyma, lived in Liberia before emigrating to Canada. She is currently married to former fellow Member of Parliament Gurmant Grewal, and the couple were 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.
From May 15-18, 2005, Grewal's husband surreptitiously taped his 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. When the audio tapes were released, Nina Grewal publicly denied knowing about these discussions (prompting some to criticise her for a lack of modernity). The Grewals later admitted to the Parliamentary Ethics Commissioner that Gurmant had told her about the discussions on May 16th. [1]
On November 29 it was announced that Nina Grewal would be standing for re-election, even though her husband was not. She successfully defended her seat in the 2006 election.