Rachel Notley

Rachel Anne Notley  (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. 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. 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. After the 2019 elections, the NDPs lost to the United Conservative Party. Because of this, she became the Leader of the Opposition.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing

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