Navdeep Bains

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**Hon. Navdeep Singh Bains**


Incumbent
Riding	Mississauga—Brampton South
In office since	2004 election
Preceded by	New district
Born	June 16, 1977 Toronto, Ontario
Residence	Mississauga
Political party	Liberal
Profession(s)	Certified management accountant, financial analyst
Religion	Sikhism
Spouse	Brahamjot K. Bains

Navdeep Singh Bains, PC, MP, BAS, MBA, CMA (born June 16, 1977) is a Canadian politician. From 7 October 2005 to February 2006, Bains served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Bains is currently a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South since 2004. He was first elected federally in June 2004 and re-elected on January 23, 2006. During the 38th Parliament, Navdeep was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister. From February to May 2006, Navdeep served as the Critic for Public Works and Government Services. As of May 30, 2006 Navdeep became the Critic for Treasury Board.

From October 2004 to November 2005, Navdeep served on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics and also on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development. In April of 2005, he was elected Chair which he held until October 31, 2005. As of April 2005, Navdeep became a member of the Post-Secondary Education & Research Caucus and a Member of the Caucus Committee on Expenditure Review/Governance. In October of 2005, Navdeep also became a member of the Red Ribbon Task Force. In April of 2006 Navdeep became a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and then in June 2006 Navdeep changed to become a member on the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

Prior to being elected, he was a Revenue Analyst with Ford Canada.

He attended Turner Fenton Secondary School in Brampton. In 1999 he received a Bachelor of Administrative Studies from York University and in 2001 an Master of Business Administration (Finance and Marketing) from the University of Windsor. He became a Certified Management Accountant in 2003.

He is married to Brahamjot K. Bains.

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Preceded by: The electoral district was created in 2003.	Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Brampton South 2004-	Succeeded by: Incumbent