1. Rajan Sawhney was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-North West in the 30th Alberta Legislature as a member of the United Conservative Party.
11 Facts About Rajan Sawhney
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On June 13,2022, Sawhney resigned as the transportation minister and announced her candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election.
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Rajan Sawhney was nominated by the UCP to run for the 2023 provincial election for the riding of Calgary-North West.
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In June 2021 Rajan Sawhney was appointed Minister of Transportation in a large cabinet shuffle.
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Rajan Sawhney held this position until she stepped down in June 2022 to run for the United Conservative Party leadership.
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In March 2022, Rajan Sawhney introduced the Traffic Safety Amendment Act, which was passed by the Alberta Legislature on March 30,2022.
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In February 2022 Minister Rajan Sawhney announced $7.5 million grant to expand infrastructure and services at Red Deer Regional Airport.
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Minister Rajan Sawhney served as the Chair for the WESTAC Fall Forum in 2021.
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In December 2022 Minister Rajan Sawhney represented Alberta in the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Internal Trade Annual Meeting.
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Rajan Sawhney was sworn in as Minister of Advanced Education on June 9,2023.
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Rajan Sawhney has had a particular focus on skilled trades in her role, and through Alberta's proposed Budget 2025 has announced a new grant program for union training providers to provide apprenticeship education.