Tim Uppal

Tim Uppal
Uppal in 2017
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
September 13, 2022
Serving with Melissa Lantsman
LeaderPierre Poilievre
Preceded byLuc Berthold
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
Assumed office
September 13, 2022
Serving with Melissa Lantsman
PresidentRobert Batherson
LeaderPierre Poilievre
Preceded byLuc Berthold
Conservative Party Caucus Liaison
In office
September 2, 2020 – February 2, 2022
LeaderErin O'Toole
Preceded byDiane Finley
Succeeded byEric Duncan
Minister for Democratic Reform
In office
May 18, 2011 – July 15, 2013
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded bySteven Fletcher
Succeeded byPierre Poilievre
Member of Parliament
for Edmonton Mill Woods
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byAmarjeet Sohi
Member of Parliament
for Edmonton—Sherwood Park
In office
October 14, 2008 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byKen Epp
Succeeded byZiad Aboultaif
(Edmonton Manning)
Garnett Genuis
(Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan)
Personal details
Born (1974-11-14) November 14, 1974 (age 50)
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Alliance (2000–2003)
SpouseKiran Bhinder
Children3
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario (MBA)[1]
ProfessionBanker, politician, radio host

Tim Uppal PC MP (born November 14, 1974) is a Canadian politician, banker, and radio host who is the member for Edmonton Mill Woods in the Parliament of Canada.[2] He served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Sherwood Park from 2008 to 2015. On July 15, 2013, Uppal was moved from Minister of State for Democratic Reform to the portfolio of Minister of State (Multiculturalism).

Uppal's riding was abolished ahead of the 2015 election, and he opted to transfer to the newly created riding of Edmonton Mill Woods. He lost to Liberal candidate Amarjeet Sohi, but won the seat from Sohi in the 2019 election. He was re-elected in 2021.

In 2022, Uppal was named Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party

  1. ^ "Tim Uppal | Ivey EMBA Program". Archived from the original on 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. ^ "Conservative Tim Uppal wins Edmonton Mill Woods seat, booting Liberal Amarjeet Sohi". Global News. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

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