MLA Jagrup Brar Member for Surrey-Fleetwood

Heavenly Father, we are thankful for the men and women that you have set in place to lead our province.  We are grateful for the diversity of perspective that each one brings.  Today we pray for Jagrup Brar.  Thank you for his background, his experience and the training that he has received that equips him so well for this role.  Lord, we pray that You would bless him, his family, his staff and his work today.  Grant him wisdom, strength and courage.  Help him as he gives his life to serve his constituents and our province.  May he know Your hand of blessing on his life today.  We ask this in Jesus Name, Amen.

Jagrup Brar was elected as the MLA for Surrey Fleetwood on May 12, 2009. He served as MLA for Surrey Panorama Ridge from Oct. 28, 2004 until the riding boundaries were re-drawn.

Jagrup serves as Opposition Critic for Healthy Living and Sport. Jagrup has also served as Opposition Critic for Small Business and Revenue, Employment and Income Assistance and as Critic for Solicitor General and Public Safety.


Born in India, Jagrup was a member of the Indian National Basketball team and earned a master’s degree in Philosophy. He then moved to Canada to study at the University of Manitoba where he earned a Master's degree in Public Administration, MPA. Jagrup moved to British Columbia from Winnipeg fourteen years ago. Since then, Jagrup and his family have put down strong roots in Surrey.


An involved member of his community, Jagrup is a dedicated local volunteer, and has taken time to help a variety of local organizations providing services to young people, seniors, the homeless and new Canadians.


For over a decade, Jagrup worked in the public and non-profit sectors, assisting professionals with career development and working with employers to develop strategies to recruit a highly-skilled, multicultural workforce. As the Executive Director of the Surrey Self Employment and Entrepreneur Development Society (SEEDS), Jagrup trained new entrepreneurs to develop and launch successful small business ventures.


Jagrup is married and lives in Surrey with his wife Rajwant and their children - Noor and Fateh.