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Gurdev Singh GIll |
Background Information
¨ Born on January 22nd, 1952
¨ Arrived in Canada in the month of April during 1977
¨ Married with two sons and a daughter
¨ Education from Punjab Agricultural University (Ludhiana) where he completed his BSC
¨ Currently, occupies a job as Insurance Broker which he has been practicing since 1984
Experience
¨ Coordinator of the International Human Rights Organization North America since 1987
¨ President of weekly newspaper, World Sikh News Canada, until November 1996
¨ Trustee of Sikh Defense Fund for 13 years. The Sikh Defense Fund was established in efforts to support the extradition case of Bahi Ranjit Singh Gill and Bhai Sukhminder Singh Sandhu.
¨ Member of grant review team of Ontario Trillium Foundation for peel and Halton Regions since March 2001.
¨ Appointed to Ontario License Appeal Tribunal in March 2003
¨ Former vice-president of PC party of the Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale riding.
Awards
¨ In January 2001, Honoured by the Human Rights Groups India for internationalizing the Sikh human cause
¨ Received United Nations Award for International Years of Volunteers in December 2001
¨ Awarded Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee award in February 2003