MP 1993–2011 (Punjabi-Canadian) Jag Bhaduria, Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville, Liberal MP 1993–1997, Herb Dhaliwal, Vancouver South, Liberal MP 1993–2003 (Punjabi-Canadian), Hedy Fry, Vancouver Centre, Liberal MP 1993–present (Indo-Caribbean) First South Asian elected in Official Opposition of Canada: Gurmant Grewal, M.P. Surrey Central 1997, as the Deputy Opposition House Leader was the First Indo-Canadian appointed the Officer of the House. He was also the first Chairman of a Joint Committee of the House and Senate for Scrutiny of Regulations in 1998. First South Asian female MPs: Hedy Fry, Vancouver Centre, Liberal MP 1993+ (Indo-Caribbean) First South Asian Sikh and Punjabi female MPs: Ruby Dhalla, Brampton—Springdale, Conservative MP 2004-2011 (Indo-Canadian) Nina Grewal, Fleetwood—Port Kells, Conservative MP 2004-2015 (Indo-Canadian) First South Asian MLA elected in British Columbia: Moe Sihota, British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA, Esquimalt-Port Renfrew 1986–1991, Esquimalt-Metchosin, 1991–2001 (Punjabi-Canadian) First South Asian MLA elected in Manitoba: Gulzar Singh Cheema, Manitoba Liberal MLA Kildonan 1988–1990 (Punjabi-Canadian) First South Asian MPP elected in Ontario: Murad Velshi, Ontario Liberal MPP Don Mills 1987–1990 First South Asian MLA elected in Nova Scotia: Leonard Preyra, Nova Scotia NDP MLA Halifax Citadel 2006–2013 First South Asian School Board Trustee elected in Canada: Neethan Shan, York Region District School Board 2006–present South Asian Canadian Senators Mobina Jaffer, Liberal Senator, 2001–present South Asian presidents, vice presidents and secretaries of political parties Sav Dhaliwal, President of the British Columbia NDP (2009) (Punjabi-Canadian) Raj Sharan, Former president of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party Tamil Canadians First Tamil-Canadian candidate to run for the House of Commons: Joseph Thevarkunnel, NDP candidate in 2000 federal election for Oak Ridges First Tamil-Canadian candidate to run in Ontario Chandran Mylvaganam, NDP Candidate in 1993 by-election in Don Mills First Tamil-Canadian elected in Canada Logan Kanapathi, elected Councillor for Ward 7 in Markham, Ontario in 2006 and one of the first two to be elected as MPP in 2018 Neethan Shan, elected York School Board Trustee for Markham Wards 7 and 8 First Tamil-Canadian Female elected in Canada Juanita Nathan, elected York School Board Trustee for Markham Wards 7 and 8 First Tamil-Canadian and Tamil Female elected House of Commons Rathika Sitsabaiesan, elected Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Rouge River, Ontario from 2011-2015 Ukrainian Canadians First Ukrainian Canadian elected to a Legislature in Canada: Andrew Shandro, Alberta Liberal Party MLA from Whitford, Alberta, 1913–1922 First Ukrainian Canadian elected to the House of Commons (first Ukrainian Canadian MP): Michael Luchkovich,