Rajan Sawhney was born on May 2,1971 and is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-North East in the 30th Alberta Legislature.
15 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 recently nominated by the UCP to run for the 2023 provincial election for the riding of Calgary North-West.
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Rajan Sawhney currently serves on the Alberta First Cabinet Policy Committee and was sworn in as Minister of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism on October 24,2022.
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In 2020, as the Minister of Community and Social Services, Rajan Sawhney established the Premier's Council on Charities and Civil Society in partnership with then-Premier Jason Kenny.
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Rajan Sawhney was Minister of Community and Social Services when the unpopular October 24,2019 provincial budget decision to de-index the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped benefit from the Consumer Price Index, was announced.
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Rajan Sawhney introduced the Disclosure to Protect Against Domestic Violence Act in the October 2019 Legislature sitting, and the bill received royal assent in the same month.
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In June of 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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On January 18 2023 Rajan Sawhney announced a change to the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program.
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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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In December 2022 Minister Rajan Sawhney went on a Trade Mission to Ottawa and met Federal Ministers, MPs and High Commissioners of India and New Zealand to communicate Alberta's priorities for Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism.