Rajan Sawhney
Rajan Sawhney | |
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Sawhney in 2023 | |
| Minister of Indigenous Relations | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2023 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Rick Wilson |
| Minister of Advanced Education | |
| In office June 9, 2023 – May 16, 2025 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Demetrios Nicolaides |
| Succeeded by | Myles McDougall |
| Minister of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism | |
| In office October 21, 2022 – June 9, 2023 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Yaseen |
| Succeeded by | Matt Jones (Trade), Muhammad Yaseen (Immigration and Multiculturalism) |
| Minister of Transportation | |
| In office July 8, 2021 – October 21, 2022 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney, Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Ric McIver |
| Succeeded by | Devin Dreeshen |
| Minister of Community and Social Services | |
| In office April 30, 2019 – July 8, 2021 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Irfan Sabir |
| Succeeded by | Jason Luan |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-North West | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sonya Savage |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-North East | |
| In office April 30, 2019 – May 1, 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Gurinder Brar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1971 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Party | United Conservative Party |
| Education | University of Calgary |
Rajan Sawhney ECA MLA (born May 2, 1971) is a Canadian politician and economist, who currently serves as Minister of Indigenous Relations and MLA for Calgary North-West.
Sawhney was first elected to Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 2019 representing Calgary-North East before representing Calgary North-West from 2023 onwards. Since her first election, she had been appointed as the minister of various portfolios in the Executive Council of Alberta: Community and Social Services (2019–2021), Transportation (2021–2022), Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism (2022–2023), Advanced Education (2023–2025), and Indigenous Relations since 2025.
She participated in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election and was ranked sixth. On November 24, 2025, a recall petition was initiated against her.