Meet Tim Uppal

Tim and his wife Kiran, a Department of Justice lawyer, are enjoying the gift and responsibilities of raising their baby daughter Kirpa. Tim was born in British Columbia in 1974 and has spent most of his life in Edmonton. He and his family have strong ties to Sherwood Park, having run a family business in Sherwood Park Mall.
In his professional career, Tim has served as a Senior Advisor for the Conservative Party of Canada and previously was a Residential Mortgage Manager for TD Canada Trust.

Tim has a long history of community involvement, which was recognized when he was named The Outstanding Young Edmontonian for 2005 by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and when he was awarded an Alberta Centennial Medallion from the Government of Alberta.

Tim's community involvement has included his passion for mentoring youth, including youth at risk, with whom he has worked for well over a decade. He coached soccer and kabaddi (wrestling) and was significantly involved in the World Masters Games. Tim is an active member of the Sherwood Park Centennial Rotary Club. He was also a member of the Capital Health Community Council and the City of Edmonton Chief of Police Advisory Council.

Tim comes from a very hardworking and proud Canadian family. His family originally came from northern India, Punjab. In Canada, his grandfather worked on the railroad system that helped build this country and his father worked in coal mines and sawmills in Alberta and British Columbia.

Tim is a long-time supporter of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, having worked on his leadership campaign in 2004. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to support Conservative candidates across the country. He has sought public office before with the Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance. In 2004, Tim lost by only 134 votes to a Liberal Cabinet Minister.

In December of 2008, Tim was appointed to be a member of two standing committees, Health and Heritage. These committees will give Tim the opportunity to further represent the people of Edmonton-Sherwood Park on the very important issues of the day.