18 Facts About Raj Sherman

Rajnish K "Raj" Sherman was born on 1965 and is a Canadian politician from Alberta and former Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Meadowlark; which he formerly represented as a Progressive Conservative.

Raj Sherman announced his immediate resignation on January 26,2015, and that he would not be running for a third term as MLA in the next provincial election.

Raj Sherman was born in 1965 in India but grew up in Squamish, British Columbia after moving there in 1975.

The third of four sons, Raj Sherman moved to Canada from India at a young age.

Raj Sherman moved to Edmonton in the early 1980s to attend the University of Alberta.

Raj Sherman graduated from faculty of medicine in 1990, specializing in family and emergency medicine.

Raj Sherman first sought public office in the March 2008 provincial election in the constituency of Edmonton-Meadowlark.

Raj Sherman, running as a Progressive Conservative candidate, won the riding comfortably, receiving 2,752 votes over his closest rival, Liberal Debbie Cavaliere.

Raj Sherman served as a member of the Standing Committee on Health and the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing.

In November 2010, Raj Sherman criticized the government for emergency department wait times in Alberta.

Raj Sherman was suspended from the Progressive Conservative caucus and sat as an independent MLA.

Raj Sherman defeated PC candidate Bob Maskell by 118 votes.

Raj Sherman announced his immediate resignation as Liberal leader on January 26,2015, citing personal reasons and announced that he would not run for re-election as an MLA but would remain in the legislature until the next election.

Raj Sherman was under investigation by Elections Alberta after allegations he breached political contribution limits by donating more than $15,000 to the party and resigned prior to the results of the investigation being released.

Raj Sherman requested an exemption to run in the race for not being a party member for 6 months, but it was rejected by the UCP Leadership Election Committee.

Raj Sherman would be defeated by NDP incumbent Rakhi Pancholi.

Raj Sherman has coached soccer and basketball, served as the director for the Society of Helping Lives in Poverty, and is a past member of the McKernan housing community.

Raj Sherman received a gold pin for his service with STARS and a bronze medal from the Alberta Northwest Lifesaving Society.