Judi Tyabji Wilson was born in Calcutta, India, and immigrated to Canada with her family when she was a small child. She grew up in BC's Okanagan Valley and later moved to Victoria, where she received her BA in political science in 1986. At age 26, she was elected MLA for Okanagan East (Kelowna), the youngest MLA ever elected and the first Indo-Canadian female to serve in the BC legislature. Judi has also hosted a live radio show, hosted and co-produced a daily live television program and written for newspapers. She works in international trade, developing business ties between Canada and India. She is married to Gordon Wilson and together they have five children. They live in Powell River, BC.

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