MLA: Harry Lali - Fraser-Nicola

A wise man will hear and increase learning and a man of understanding will attain wise council.  Proverbs 1:5
God, our prayers today are for MLA: Harry Lali representing Fraser-Nicola. We pray for the health and energy he needs to fulfill the mandate given to him by the voters of his constituency. We are grateful that he has served his adoptive country well in many different disciplines over many years. We pray that he will have a long and prosperous life and that You will allow him to continue tenaciously giving of his time and treasure. Oh Lord,  give him the desires of his heart for the citizens of British Columbia.  Bless and keep his family safe and supportive of his endeavors.  We pray in the precious name of our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Harry Lali served as Minister of Transportation and Highways from February, 1998, to February, 2001. He was the longest serving NDP Highways Minister in British Columbia. Previously, Harry served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Forests from June, 1996, to February, 1998.

Harry serves as opposition critic for community and rural development.

In 1988, Harry was elected City Councillor in Merritt for one term. In 1991, Harry was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly for Yale-Lillooet, re-elected M.L.A. in 1996, and 2005. He was elected to a fourth term on May 12, 2009.

Harry is 51 years old and was born in Jullundur District, Punjab, and currently lives in Merritt. He was educated at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and South Asia Area Studies. Harry is the founder of the group that established the Chair of Punjabi and Sikh Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Before his election to the Legislature, Harry was an Employment Counsellor for the federally-sponsored Merritt Outreach Program from 1986 – 1991. He has also worked at MOSAIC in Vancouver. Harry is a former member of the IWA Local 1-417 when he spent 11 summers working in the sawmill industry in Interior B.C. Harry is also a former co-owner of a sporting goods store.

From 2001 – 2006 Harry owned his own business that was involved in international development and technology transfer to developing countries, namely in the field of environmental technologies and power generation.

Harry and his wife, Rani, are the proud parents of two sons and one daughter.