Deepak Anand

Deepak Anand is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. Anand is a chemical engineer from Panjab University in India and earned his MBA degree from the Schulich School of Business in Canada. He represents the riding of Mississauga—Malton as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security and a Member of the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy.

Early life, family and education

Born in Patiala, Punjab, India, Anand went to Panjab University for Chemical Engineering and worked in India before immigrating to Canada in 2000. He started his working life as a lab technician at an automotive factory. He was promoted to Quality Manager within the automotive industry. He then studied for a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business before working as a Financial Analyst at Morguard. He then acquired a small company that distributed automotive parts around the country.

Electoral record