Herb Dhaliwal

The Honourable
Herb Dhaliwal
PC
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) December 12, 1952
Punjab, India
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Neelu Kang Dhaliwal
Profession Businessman

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

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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. Allegations were made by Warren Kinsella, among others, that Martin's team exploited the fact that Dhaliwal's wife was suffering from cancer, although Dhaliwal was not with his wife, but rather travelling out of the country on the date of his riding's annual general meeting, which he lost.

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. But, on December 3, 2003, he announced that he would not be running for re-election.

Business

After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, he started a maintenance company out of his basement. He's 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] and also spoke about decriminalization of cannabis by the Justin Trudeau federal government.[2]

Personal life

Born in India at Chiheru, Punjab in 1952, Dhaliwal's family emigrated to Vancouver when he was six. He attended John Oliver Secondary School, graduating in 1972.

Herb is married to Dr. Neelu Kang Dhaliwal, PhD (Sociology) who has a son from her previous marriage, Chandraveer Kang Dhaliwal. Herb's first marriage was to Amrit Dhaliwal, who died of cancer in 2004. He has three children from his first marriage, Andrea, Justin and Jessica. However, his family including his mother, sister and children have never accepted this marriage and have given tough time to his wife and her son, causing damage to their marital relationship.

Election Results

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalHerb Dhaliwal 17,705 42.69 +0.04 $58,673
AllianceRon Jack 15,384 37.09 +7.38 $28,116
New DemocraticHerschel Hardin 3,848 9.27 -9.86 $13,583
Progressive ConservativeDan Tidball 2,649 6.38 +0.44 $2,621
GreenImtiaz Popat 646 1.55 -0.07 $594
IndependentMichelle Jasmine Chang 465 1.12 –
Canadian ActionAdam Sealey 430 1.03 –
IndependentDerrick O'Keefe 158 0.38 – $317
Marxist–LeninistCharles Boylan 101 0.24 -0.11 $600
Natural LawPrince Pabbies 81 0.19 -0.38
Total valid votes 41,467100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2880.69
Turnout 41,75558.38
Liberal hold Swing -3.67
Change for the Canadian Alliance is compared to the Reform Party.
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalHerb Dhaliwal 16,648 42.65 $54,591
ReformDoug Hargrove 11,598 29.71 $23,380
New DemocraticHerschel Hardin 7,467 19.13 $35,574
Progressive ConservativeDon Couch 2,321 5.94 $18,037
GreenCyndi Thompson 633 1.62
Natural LawCarolyn Grayson 224 0.57
Marxist–LeninistAllan Bezanson 138 0.35
Total valid votes 39,029100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2810.71
Turnout 39,31064.22
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.
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHerb Dhaliwal 17,215 35.62 +6.83
ReformGordon Shreeve 12,291 25.43 +23.34
Progressive ConservativeK. K. Wan 11,357 23.50 -18.73
New DemocraticJohn Maté 3,625 7.50 -16.26
NationalCameron Ward 2,113 4.37 –
LibertarianJohn Clarke 554 1.15 -0.74
GreenValerie Jerome 418 0.86 +0.21
Natural LawPrince Pabbies 285 0.59 –
IndependentJas Mangat 278 0.58 –
IndependentDan Logan 69 0.14 –
IndependentRobert Walter Ross 60 0.12 –
Marxist–LeninistAllan H. Bezanson 47 0.10 –
IndependentIssam Mansour 20 0.04 –
Total valid votes 48,332100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -8.26

References

  1. ↑ News Release. "Medical cannabis company donates $1 million to explore plant’s healing potential". UBC. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Proctor, Jason (October 20, 2015). "Pot industry sees high times on horizon with Trudeau victory". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
John Allen Fraser
1972–1993		 Member of Parliament for Vancouver South (called Vancouver South—Burnaby 1996–2003)
1993–2004 		Succeeded by
Ujjal Dosanjh
2004–2011
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