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Rajan Sawhney
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Rajan Sawhney ECA MLA (born May 2, 1971) is a Canadian politician from the United Conservative Party in Alberta. She was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-North West in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2][3] On April 30, 2019, she was appointed to be the Minister of Community & Social Services in the Executive Council of Alberta. On July 8, 2021, she was shuffled into the Minister of Transportation.
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Rajan Sawhney | |
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![]() Hon. Minister Sawhney at a Alberta Government Announcement | |
Minister of Advanced Education | |
Assumed office June 9, 2023 | |
Premier | Danielle Smith |
Preceded by | Demetrios Nicolaides |
Minister of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism | |
In office October 21, 2022 – June 9, 2023 | |
Premier | Danielle Smith |
Preceded by | Muhammad Yaseen |
Succeeded by | Matt Jones (Trade), Muhammad Yaseen (Immigration and Multiculturalism) |
Minister of Transportation | |
In office July 8, 2021 – October 21, 2022 | |
Premier | Jason Kenney, Danielle Smith |
Preceded by | Ric McIver |
Succeeded by | Devin Dreeshen |
Minister of Community and Social Services | |
In office April 30, 2019 – July 8, 2021 | |
Premier | Jason Kenney |
Preceded by | Irfan Sabir |
Succeeded by | Jason Luan |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-North West | |
Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Sonya Savage |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-North East | |
In office April 30, 2019 – May 1, 2023 | |
Succeeded by | Gurinder Brar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1971-05-02) May 2, 1971 (age 53)[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Political party | United Conservative Party |
On June 13, 2022, Sawhney resigned as the transportation minister and announced her candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election.[4] She came sixth in the election. Sawhney was nominated by the UCP to run for the 2023 provincial election for the riding of Calgary-North West. She won a narrow re-election over Michael Lisboa-Smith of the NDP by 149 votes while her previous seat was won by the NDP's Gurinder Brar.[5]
Sawhney currently serves on the Alberta First Cabinet Policy Committee and was sworn in as Minister of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism on October 24, 2022.[6][7]
Following being relected in May 2023, Rajan was appointed as Minister of Advanced Education.