Rachel Notley

Rachel Notley

MLA
Rachel Notley; MLA
Leader of the Opposition in Alberta
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 30, 2019
Premier	Jason Kenney
Preceded by	Jason Kenney
17th Premier of Alberta
	In office; May 24, 2015 – April 30, 2019
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Donald Ethell; Lois Mitchell
Deputy	Sarah Hoffman
Preceded by	Jim Prentice
Succeeded by	Jason Kenney
Leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 18, 2014
Preceded by	Brian Mason
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Strathcona
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 3, 2008
Preceded by	Raj Pannu
Personal details
Born	Rachel Anne Notley; April 17, 1964; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political party	New Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lou Arab[1]
Alma mater	University of Alberta; Osgoode Hall Law School
Profession	Lawyer
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Rachel Anne Notley MLA (born April 17, 1964) is a Canadian politician. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Strathcona and is the leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party. From 2015 to 2019, she was the 17th Premier of Alberta.

Notley was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the first time in the 2008 elections. She represented the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona.[2] She was elected to this seat three more times, in 2012, 2015, and 2019. She became the leader of the New Democratic Party in 2014.[2] In the 2015 elections, she became the Premier. This was after the NDPs won a majority government. Because they were elected, the Progressive Conservatives stopped ruling over Alberta for the first time in 44 years.[3] After the 2019 elections, the NDPs lost to the United Conservative Party. Because of this, she became the Leader of the Opposition.[4]

References

Kellogg, Alan (April 14, 2007). "Knocking at the door of the Dome". canada.com. The Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
Bennett, Dave (October 18, 2014). "Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley started activism in childhood protest marches". CTV News Edmonton. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
Maclean, Rachel (May 5, 2015). "Alberta election 2015 results: NDP wave sweeps across province in historic win". CBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
McPhaden, Megan (April 16, 2019). "'An absolute honour': Notley concedes, re-elected in Edmonton-Strathcona". CityNews. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

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[1] Kellogg, Alan (April 14, 2007). "Knocking at the door of the Dome". canada.com. The Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2015.

[Bennett_-_started_activism-2] Bennett, Dave (October 18, 2014). "Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley started activism in childhood protest marches". CTV News Edmonton. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

[3] Maclean, Rachel (May 5, 2015). "Alberta election 2015 results: NDP wave sweeps across province in historic win". CBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

[4] McPhaden, Megan (April 16, 2019). "'An absolute honour': Notley concedes, re-elected in Edmonton-Strathcona". CityNews. Retrieved June 10, 2019.