Jas Johal
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Bruce Ralston (Technology)
Jas Johal | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services of British Columbia | |
| In office June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Amrik Virk |
| Succeeded by | Jinny Sims (Citizens' Services) Bruce Ralston (Technology) |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Richmond-Queensborough | |
| In office May 9, 2017 – September 21, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Succeeded by | Aman Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 55–56)[1] |
| Party | BC Liberal |
| Alma mater | British Columbia Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Journalist |
Jas Johal is a Canadian politician and media personality. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for the electoral district of Richmond-Queensborough in the 41st Parliament of British Columbia (2017-2020), as part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus.
Born in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, Johal moved to British Columbia at the age of two with his family, growing up in the interior city of Williams Lake before resettling in Greater Vancouver.[2][3] After graduating from the British Columbia Institute of Technology with a diploma in communications,[2][3] he began his broadcasting career at Vancouver radio station CKNW AM980 in 1991, then joined BCTV (now Global BC) in 1994, eventually becoming a senior reporter with the station.[4][5] He moved over to Global's national news division in 2005 as its BC correspondent, then became the network's Asia bureau chief in 2008, based in Beijing and New Delhi.[5][6]
After leaving Global in 2014, he served as director of communications for the BC LNG Alliance, a trade group for the province's liquefied natural gas export industry, until 2016.[1][6]