Amrit Mangat


Amrit Mangat is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2018 who represented the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South.

Background

Mangat was born in Jagroan, India. Her parents were originally from Pakistan but were forced to emigrate during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Mangat studied in India and obtained degrees in political science, economics, English and education. After immigrating to Canada in 1992 she obtained her Ontario College of Teachers certification. In addition to teaching, Mangat managed several small businesses. She most recently worked as an administrator in a law firm, helping new Canadians to settle.
She lives with her husband Jaswant who works as a lawyer.

Politics

In 2004 she tried to get nominated in the federal riding of Brampton West but lost to Colleen Beaumier. In the 2007 provincial election she ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South. During the campaign she came out in support of keeping Peel Memorial Hospital open and she spoke against the Conservative promise to fund private faith-based schools. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ravi Singh by 10,405 votes. She was re-elected in 2011 and 2014.
During her time in government she was appointed as Parliamentary assistant to a number of roles including Seniors and transportation.
As of 2014, she serves as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.
In the 2018 Provincial Election, she stood in the new riding of Mississauga—Malton and placed third.

Electoral record