Chris Young/ZUMA Press/NewscomLast week, Jagmeet Singh, a lawyer and the son of Indian Sikh immigrants from Punjab, became the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party winning 53.6% of votes cast by his party members. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet already has four Sikhs, including defense minister Harjit Sajjan and infrastructure minister Amarjeet Sohi. But Singh is Canada’s first ever non-white leader of a major political party. #gq #gqmagazine #happyvalentinesday A post shared by Jagmeet Singh (@jagmeetsingh) on Feb 14, 2017 at 3:04pm PSTHis own personal and cultural identity has long been central to the way Singh represents himself. Given the rise of the conservative far-right in global politics, it’s likely that Singh will not have an easy path ahead.

Source: Forbes October 05, 2017 03:22 UTC