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Nina Tangri is the Member of Provincial Parliament in the riding of Mississauga Streetsville after being elected in June 2018. She became the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in June 2019.

Nina Tangri was born in 1965 in Doncaster, United Kingdom. She attained an Advanced Level in Pure Mathematics with Statistics and Music, as well as studied law for 1 year. In 1984, she immigrated to Canada. She is married to Ashwani Tangri, and they have three sons. Nina Tangri is the CEO of Tangri Insurance and Financial, as well as President of Tangri-BMT Insurance Brokers Limited.[citation needed]

She served on the Credit Valley Board of Directors for 6 years in various positions, including: Vice Chair Chair of Corporate Governance Committee[citation needed] Chair of Human Resources Committee[citation needed] Member of Audit, Quality and Performance, Ethics and Resources Committees.[citation needed]

Nina has shown her philanthropy by sponsoring a Cancer Screening Camp in India in November 2011, for those who unable to afford basic medical check-ups. She also sponsors many sports and cultural clubs to assist in keeping kids off the streets. She also volunteers for many organizations, such as National Indo-Canadian Council where she hosted forums for: Problems facing our Senior Population, Youth Unemployment and Spousal Abuse. Nina also served as a member of the National Policy Advisory Council for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.[citation needed]

In the 2000 federal election, Tangri ran as a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Mississauga Centre, losing to the Liberal Member of Parliament Carolyn Parrish. She received 13 percent of the popular vote.

In the 2003 Ontario provincial election, she ran as the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the riding, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Bob Delaney receiving 37 percent of the popular vote.[citation needed]

In the 2004 federal election, she was the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Mississauga—Streetsville. She lost to Liberal candidate Wajid Khan receiving 31 percent of the popular vote.[citation needed]

In the 2007 Ontario General Election she ran as the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the riding of Mississauga West, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Bob Delaney receiving 28 percent of the popular vote.[citation needed]

In the 2014 Ontario General Election, she ran as the Ontario Progressive Conservative Candidate in the riding of Mississauga-Streetsville, but was defeated by the Liberal Party of Ontario candidate Bob Delaney, receiving 28 percent of the popular vote.[citation needed]

In the 2018 Ontario General Election, she ran as an Ontario Progressive Conservative Candidate in the riding of Mississauga-Streestville again, but this time, she won against Bob Delaney who represented the riding since 2003.[citation needed]