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ujjal dosanjh

ujjal dev singh dosanjh , -lrb- ; born september 9 , 1947 -rrb- is a canadian lawyer and politician .
he served as 33rd premier of british columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a liberal party of canada member of parliament from 2004 to 2011 including a period as minister of health from 2004 until 2006 when the party lost government .
as a member of the official opposition from january 2006 until 2011 , dosanjh variously has been the critic of national defence , public safety , and foreign affairs , as well as sitting on standing committee on national defence , the committee on public safety and national security , the committee on foreign affairs and international development , and the committee on the canadian mission in afghanistan , and the committee on justice and human rights .
dosanjh was one of four visible minorities to serve in paul martin 's ministry .
prior to being involved in federal politics , he spent ten years in provincial politics .
he was elected in the vancouver-kensington riding in 1991 as a member of the british columbia new democratic party -lrb- bc ndp -rrb- and re-elected there in 1996 .
he served as the attorney general of british columbia from august 1995 to february 2000 .
when the leader of his party resigned in 1999 , dosanjh put himself forward as a candidate and won the leadership vote .
with the win he became canada 's first indo-canadian provincial leader .
he served as the 33rd premier of british columbia until june 2001 when he lost the province 's general election .
born in a village in the jalandhar district of punjab , india , dosanjh emigrated to the united kingdom at the age of 17 before moving to canada almost four years later .
he worked numerous manual labour jobs and attended university , studying political science .
he earned his law degree at the university of british columbia and opened his own law firm .
he has been a vocal opponent of violence and extremism .
