1. Prasad Panda is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a 2015 by-election, replacing former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, and the 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Foothills.
Prasad Panda is a member of the United Conservative Party.
Prasad Panda was born in Sangam Jagarlamudi, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Since coming to Canada, Prasad Panda has spent his entire life living in his constituency of Calgary-Edgemont.
Prasad Panda holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a professional engineer by trade.
Prasad Panda worked in the energy sector for 28 years, during which time he held senior management positions with Reliance Industries Ltd.
Prasad Panda is a member of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.
Prasad Panda is the president of the Telugu Association of Calgary and as the first vice-president of the India-Canada Association of Calgary.
In 2017, Prasad Panda joined the United Conservative Party and became the party's energy critic.
Prasad Panda introduced Motion 505, a resolution calling on the federal government to ban the import of oil from countries with a poor human rights or environmental record, and to facilitate pipelines within Canada to ensure better prices for Alberta oil.
Prasad Panda ran in the 2019 Alberta general election and was elected to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Edgemont.
Prasad Panda is a member of the United Conservative Party.
In October 2021, Prasad Panda sponsored and introduced Bill 73, the Infrastructure Accountability Act.
Prasad Panda ran for re-election in the 2023 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Edgemont.