Ujjal Dosanjh, a Vancouver-area Liberal MP and former B.C. premier, is recovering in an Ottawa hospital after suffering a heart attack Tuesday, his office says.

Dosanjh, a former federal health minister, was rushed to an Ottawa hospital suffering from chest pains.

Ujjal Dosanjh, shown in January 2006, suffered a mild heart attack but is said to be doing fine.
(Frank Gunn/Canadian Press)

He told colleagues he felt ill during a meeting of Liberal opposition critics on Parliament Hill.

A spokeswoman for Dosanjh said he had suffered a mild heart attack and was doing fine.

Earlier in the day, Dosanjh's aides said he underwent a successful "procedure," but did not elaborate on what that procedure was.

Dosanjh, 59, was elected federally as a Liberal in 2004 and represents the riding of Vancouver South.