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Gurbir Grewal

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Gurbir Grewal
Grewal in 2021
Director of the Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission
Assumed office
July 26, 2021
Preceded byMelissa Hodgman (acting)
61st Attorney General of New Jersey
In office
January 16, 2018 – July 16, 2021
GovernorPhil Murphy
Preceded byChristopher Porrino
Succeeded byAndrew Bruck (acting)
Prosecutor of Bergen County
In office
January 4, 2016 – January 16, 2018
Acting: January 4, 2016 – January 12, 2017
Appointed byChris Christie
Preceded byJohn Molinelli
Succeeded byDennis Calo
Personal details
Born
Gurbir Singh Grewal

(1973-06-23) June 23, 1973 (age 51)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
College of William & Mary (JD)

Gurbir Singh Grewal (/ˈɡɜːrbɪər ˈɡrwɑːl/; born June 23, 1973)[1] is an American lawyer and politician. He has been the Director of the Division of Enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission since 2021. He was the Attorney General of New Jersey from January 2018 until July 2021.[2] Grewal was the county prosecutor of Bergen County, New Jersey from 2016 to 2018.[3]

References

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  1. "Gurbir Singh Grewal". Sikh Role Model. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  2. "Gurbir S. Grewal Confirmed as 61st New Jersey Attorney General". State of New Jersey. January 16, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018. Gurbir S. Grewal became the 61st Attorney General of the State of New Jersey following the inauguration of Governor Phil Murphy today, January 16, 2018. He was confirmed unanimously by the New Jersey Senate this afternoon. 'I am honored and humbled to assume the role of Attorney General at this critical time for our state and country. I am grateful to Governor Murphy and the Senate for the trust they have placed in me and I look forward to continuing my service to the state of New Jersey. There's much to do, and I can't wait to get started,' said Attorney General Grewal. Prior to his selection as New Jersey Attorney General, Grewal served as Bergen County Prosecutor, the chief law enforcement officer of the most populous county in New Jersey and home to nearly 1 million residents living in 70 municipalities.
  3. Allison Pries and John Ensslin (December 2, 2016). "Bergen prosecutor talks computer crimes, heroin epidemic". NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY network. Retrieved December 19, 2017.