Jas Johal

Jas Johal is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2017 British Columbia general election to represent the electoral district of Richmond-Queensborough in the 41st Parliament of British Columbia.[1] He is a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus.

Jas Johal

MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Richmond-Queensborough
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded bynew district
Personal details
Political partyBC Liberal
ResidenceRichmond, British Columbia

Prior to his election to the legislature, Johal was a longtime television journalist for Global BC.[2]

On June 12, he was named the Minister of Technology, Innovation & Citizens' Services, serving for just over a month until the new NDP government was sworn in following the defeat of the Liberal government in a non-confidence motion. Johal sponsored one private member bill, the Reducing Waste Act (Bill M-206), on March 14, 2018, which sought to prohibit the retail sale of single-use beverage pods unless it is fully compostable.[3]

References
  1. "BC Liberals win minority government: What you missed on election night". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2017.
  2. "Former TV reporter and LNG rep Jas Johal gets B.C. Liberal nod for Richmond-Queensborough". Vancouver Sun, November 2, 2016.
  3. Xiong, Daisy (April 5, 2018). "Johal introduces pods bill". Richmond News. Richmond, British Columbia. p. 28.
British Columbia Provincial Government of Christy Clark
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Amrik Virk Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services
June 12, 2017–July 18, 2017		 Bruce Ralston
Jinny Sims
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