Parm Gill
Parm Gill (born May 17, 1974) is a Canadian politician. He had represented the riding of Milton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between 2018 and 2024.
Parm Gill | |
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Gill in 2020 | |
| Minister of Red Tape Reduction | |
| In office June 24, 2022 – January 25, 2024 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Nina Tangri (Associate Ministry of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction) |
| Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism | |
| In office June 18, 2021 – June 24, 2022 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Laura Albanese (2018) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ford |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Milton | |
| In office June 7, 2018 – January 25, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Indira Naidoo-Harris |
| Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ruby Dhalla |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paramjit Gill May 17, 1974 Moga district, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada (federal) Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (provincial) |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
As a member of the Conservative Party, he represented the riding of Brampton—Springdale in Ontario in the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2015, holding roles as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and the Minister of International Trade from 2013 until his defeat in the 2015 federal election.
He was elected to the provincial legislature, representing Milton for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, in the 2018 provincial election. In 2021, he was elevated to the Cabinet as the Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism, and became the Minister of Red Tape Reduction in 2022. In January 2024, he announced his departure from provincial politics to run for the Conservatives in the 45th Canadian federal election.