Raj Chouhan

Raj Chouhan is a Canadian politician and trade unionist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 provincial election. He is serving as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He previously served as the Assistant Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2017 and as the Deputy Speaker from 2017 to 2020. While in opposition he served as the critic for Mental Health; Human Rights, Immigration and Multiculturism and Labour. He was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2020.

The Honourable Raj Chouhan MLA
40th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office December 7, 2020
Premier	John Horgan David Eby
Lieutenant Governor	Janet Austin
Preceded by	Darryl Plecas
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Edmonds
Incumbent
Assumed office May 17, 2005
Preceded by	Patty Sahota
Personal details
Born	March 4 India
Political party	New Democrat
Residence	Burnaby, British Columbia
Occupation	Union leader

Born in the Punjab province of India, Chouhan was the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers Union and served as a director of the Hospital Employees' Union. He also served as a member of the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C.

A founding member of the B.C. Organization to Fight Racism, Chouhan has worked to promote human rights and racial equality. He has served as the Vice President of B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003, and has taught courses on Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and collective bargaining since 1987.