MPP: Harinder Takha - Mississauga Centre

Father, we are thankful for MPP Harinder Takha. Continue to give him vision, direction and steps necessary to move Ontario forward. We pray that he would be a strength, support, and encouragement to our Premier. Keep his family unified and protected.

In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

Harinder Takhar was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003 as the MPP for Mississauga Centre. He was elected as the MPP for Mississauga-Erindale in 2007, and re-elected in 2011 and 2014.

Takhar has served in several senior ministerial roles, where he has championed small business, consumer protection and fiscal accountability. He has served as Minister of Government Services, Minister of Transportation, and as Ontario’s first Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Minister of Small Business and Consumer Services.
Prior to his political career, Takhar was President and CEO of Chalmers Group. He is a Certified Management Accountant and FCMA. He has served as Chair and Treasurer of the Board of Governors of the Credit Valley Hospital, as well as Associate Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Peel District School Board. As Chair of the United Way of Peel Region, Takhar led a fundraising campaign that eliminated the organization’s debt. He was also a Founding Member and President of the International Punjabi Chamber of Commerce.

Takhar and his wife, Balwinder, have two daughters.


He is a member of the Liberal Party of Ontario.