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Bal Gosal

Politician

Bal Gosal is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Bal Gosal · بال جوسال · বলজিৎ সিংহ ঘোষাল				[sources]
Other name	Baljit Gosal · Baljit Singh Gosal · GOSAL, The Hon. Bal, P.C., B.Sc. · The Hon. Bal, P.C., B.Sc. GOSAL · বলজিৎ সিংহ ঘোষাল · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1960-05-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Ratainda				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Canada				[sources]
Country	Canada				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Baljit · Singh · The Hon. Bal, P.C., B.Sc.				[sources]
Last name	Gosal				[sources]
Website	www.balgosal.com · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2880373				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2011-2015) · Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities (2011-2015) · member of the House of Commons of Canada				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

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Canadian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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