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Moe Sihota was born on 18 February, 1955 in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, is a Canadian politician and broadcaster. Discover Moe Sihota's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 18 February, 1955
Birthday 18 February
Birthplace Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1955

Munmohan Singh "Moe" Sihota (born February 18, 1955) is a Canadian former broadcaster and politician.

He was the first Canadian of South Asian and Indian descent to be elected to provincial parliament.

He was born in Duncan, British Columbia and attended St. George's Boys School, Vancouver, on scholarship.

1977

He earned a bachelor's degree in social work from the University of British Columbia in 1977, was awarded a scholarship to Warwick School of Economics, London, 1981 and a law degree from the University of Victoria in 1982.

1978

He was a social worker in White Rock in 1978-9 and a lawyer in Esquimalt in 1984.

His political career began during his undergraduate years at the University of British Columbia serving as the Ombudsman for the UBC student society, the Alma Mater Society, as well as serving as an elected student representative on the UBC Board of Governors.

He became President of the Young New Democrats in 1978 and also served as the President of Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands Federal NDP as well as being the campaign manager for Frank Mitchell and Jim Manly who were elected to the British Columbia Legislature and the House of Commons of Canada respectively.

1984

In 1984, Sihota was elected as an Alderman for Esquimalt.

1986

In 1986, Sihota ran as the NDP Candidate in the riding of Esquimalt-Port Renfrew to replace the retiring Frank Mitchell.

He held the seat easily and became the first Indo-Canadian to be elected to any federal or provincial riding.

1991

In 1991, Sihota ran for and won re-election in the new riding of Esquimalt-Metchosin as part of an NDP landslide victory.

Subsequently, he was named by Premier Mike Harcourt in his first cabinet, the Minister of Labour and Consumer Services as well as Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs, becoming the first Indian-Canadian cabinet minister in a province of Canada.

He continued to serve in several cabinet posts under the Harcourt New Democratic government as well as under the subsequent governments of Glen Clark and Dan Miller, but was forced to resign from cabinet several times.

During his career, he created 200 new Provincial Parks, extended Workers Compensation Coverage to farmworkers and changed BC logging practices.

He also served on the Board of Directors of BC Hydro and Power Authority, Insurance Corporation of BC, Workers Compensation Board and the BC Buildings Corporation.

In 1991 Sihota helped his friend Dhaliwal become appointed to the board of B.C. Hydro in 1991, after Dhaliwal provided Sihota with a substantial mortgage guarantee.

The opposition BC Liberals then requested an investigation by Conflict Commissioner Ted Hughes.

Hughes later found that Sihota had not been in a conflict of interest.

However, Hughes also said at the time of the finding that had the new laws been in place during Dhaliwal's appointment in 1991, Sihota would have been found to be in a conflict of interest.

1995

Sihota resigned as Minister of Labour in 1995 after the Law Society of BC suspended his licence to practice for 18 months, due to finding him guilty of professional misconduct.

1996

He was reinstated to Cabinet in 1996, but resigned again December of the same year due to new allegations of corruption, abuse of office, and conflict of interest.

The new allegations were due to actions he performed while in office that benefited his friend and former Vancouver MP Herb Dhaliwal.

In his memoirs, "A Measure of Defiance", former BC Premier Mike Harcourt commented that "Although the B.C. Law Society denied the allegation, the hint that the investigation of our outspoken environment minister was politically motivated was too strong to be dismissed that quickly. There was no public outcry over the incident and to most of his constituents, reporters and even political adversaries, Moe's credibility did not suffer seriously.

In 1996 Dhaliwal had applied to the Motor Carrier Commission for several licences related to a limousine company partly owned by Dhaliwal and run by Sihota's cousin.

It was later revealed by the former Commission chairman that Sihota had made repeated calls and wrote several letters to the commission in relation to Dhaliwal's applications.

Sihota again resigned from cabinet in 1996.

A new investigation was started not by the Conflict of Interest Commissioner, but by fellow NDP party member and Glen Clark deputy minister Doug McArthur.

Although McArthur found that Sihota had "exercised poor judgment and bullied commission staff", he found that Sihota had not been in a conflict of interest.

1998

Glen Clark then reappointed Sihota back to cabinet in 1998.

2001

After retiring from politics following the NDP's defeat in the, 2001 provincial election, Sihota became a television host for The New VI (formerly A-Channel now CTV2) in Victoria.

2004

He left the station in 2004 when his phone-in show, VILand Voices, was cancelled due to re-organization.

He currently provides political commentary for CBC Radio's Early Edition Political Panel.

Since 2004, Sihota has pursued several business opportunities and is currently a part-owner and director of the Northern Bear Golf Club (Edmonton, AB), Four Points Sheraton (Victoria, BC) and Walton's Lakefront Resort (Osoyoos, BC).

2005

In 2005, the Parvasi Awards were created to honour outstanding achievements by Canadian Punjabis.

2012

In 2012, Vancouver Magazine named Sihota as one B.C's 50 most influential citizens

2015

In 2015, Sihota received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions to Canadian Society.

Mr. Sihota was the recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of being the first Indo Canadian elected to a Canadian Legislature and the first Indo Canadian ever to be appointed to a Cabinet.

The 100 Year Journey Project chronicles the stories of the first 100 South Asians that impacted Canadian Society, chartered new territories and broke new ground.

Mr.Sihota received the 2015 Pioneers and Navigators Award for his work in Politics and Public Policy.

After the election of the New Democratic Government in Alberta, Mr.Sihota joined Edmonton's Canadian Strategy Group to provide political and policy advice to Alberta Corporations, Trade Unions and non -profits.