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Jagmeet Singh Dhaliwal (born January 2, 1979) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2011. He represents the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton. ==Early Life and Education== Singh attended high school at the Detroit Country Day School, in Beverly Hills, Michigan, graduating in 1997. He obtained his B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Western Ontario in 2001 and his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in 2005. He was called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2006.〔http://jagmeetsingh.ca/bio/〕 He speaks English, French and Punjabi. Singh worked as a criminal defence lawyer at Pinkofsky's law firm, from 2007-2008, which at that time was one of the largest criminal defence law firms in Toronto. Singh would go on to open his own private practice serving the GTA with a focus on the Peel Region. During his time as a lawyer he offered free legal rights seminars across Ontario and provided pro bono legal counsel for people and community organizations.〔(Ontario NDP » Jagmeet Singh )〕 In a ''Toronto Star'' article published January 9, 2012, Singh stated that his background in criminal defense contributed to his decision to enter politics, particularly his work advocating for the protection of Charter rights. In January 2012, the ''Toronto Star'' named Singh one of Toronto's "top 12 personalities to watch in 2012", calling Singh "a trailblazer in Ontario politics".〔 Singh was recognized by the World Sikh Organization of Canada in their 2012 list of Honorees, for being the first turbaned Sikh MPP in Ontario.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://worldsikh.ca/blog/wso-editor/wsos-2012-list-honorees )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jagmeet Singh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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