Karn Manhas
| Karn Manhas | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | |
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In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Farnworth |
| Succeeded by | Mike Farnworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Orange County, California |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
| Residence | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Terramera BioSciences |
Karn Manhas is a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur and a former politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005, representing the riding of Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. Manhas was the youngest MLA ever elected in the history of the province of British Columbia.[1]
Mr. Manhas holds a Juris Doctor in Law from the University of British Columbia, and a B.Sc. in Biology (Genetics) and Biotechnology from McGill University. Recently, he was named as one of Business In Vancouver's Top Forty Under 40 business people in 2012.[2]
Manhas is the founder of Terramera, a Vancouver-based ag/bio technology company that develops plant-based products, including organic biopesticides and biofertilzers.