Rakhi Pancholi

Rakhi Pancholi
Pancholi in July 2023
Deputy Leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party
Assumed office
June 24, 2024
LeaderNaheed Nenshi
Preceded byChristina Gray
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Whitemud
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byBob Turner
Personal details
Born (1977-08-16) 16 August 1977 (age 47)
Ontario, Canada
Political partyAlberta NDP
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
University of Toronto
OccupationLawyer
Websitehttps://www.voterakhi.ca/

Rakhi Pancholi (born 16 August 1977) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud. Born to Tanzanian and Indian parents,[1] she is a lawyer in Edmonton with a focus on education law.[2]

On 8 February 2024, Pancholi announced that she is running for Leader of the Alberta NDP.[citation needed]

On June 24, 2024, the new leader of the New Democratic Party, Naheed Nenshi, appointed Pancholi as the Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party.[3]

  1. ^ "Rakhi Pancholi | Alberta Democrats | Ladies Corner with Tee – Jacana Books". Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  2. ^ "Top down or grassroots? NDP, UCP take differing approaches to gender balance | CBC News".
  3. ^ "NDP leader Naheed Nenshi makes changes to party leadership". City News. Rogers Sports & Media. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.