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Rajan Sawhney | |
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 Hon. Minister Sawhney at an 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 | May 2, 1971[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Education | University of Calgary |
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.
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 reelected in May 2023, Rajan was appointed as Minister of Advanced Education.
- ^ Sawhney, Rajan [@RajanJSaw] (September 12, 2022). "Many of you have asked me how old I am. I'm 51. My birthdate is May 2nd, 1971" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Mall, Rattan (November 4, 2018). "Rajan Sawhney wins United Conservative nomination in Calgary north east". The Indo-Canadian Voice Online. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "Alberta election: Calgary-North East results". Global News. March 17, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ Parsons, Paige (2022-06-13). "Calgary MLA Rajan Sawhney announces UCP leadership bid". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Rajan Sawhney nominated as UCP candidate for Calgary-North West - Calgary | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Government committees and members". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Cabinet". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-03.