Deepak Obhrai
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Deepak Obhrai (born May 7, 1950 in Oldeani, Tanzania) is a Canadian politician, representing the riding of Calgary East for the Conservative Party of Canada.
He was first elected in 1997 for the Reform Party of Canada, and was re-elected when the Reform Party became the Canadian Alliance in 2000. He was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the Progressive Conservative caucus after the December 9, 2003 creation of the merged Conservative Party, as the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged until a few weeks later.
Obhrai is a former businessman. He is currently the Opposition critic of International Cooperation and of Multiculturalism, and is a former Opposition critic of International Trade and of CIDA.
Preceded by: electoral district created in 1997 |
Members of Parliament from Calgary East | Succeeded by: (incumbent) |