David Khan
| David Khan | |
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| Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party | |
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Assumed office June 4, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | David Swann (interim) |
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| Political party | Alberta Liberal Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
David Khan (born 1974/1975) is the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and a Calgary lawyer who practices indigenous law. He was previously the party's 2014 by-election candidate in Calgary-West and 2015 provincial election candidate in Calgary-Buffalo, finishing third both times. Prior to running for leader, Khan served as the party's executive vice-president. He was elected leader on June 4, 2017.
Khan does support forging closer ties with the Liberal Party of Canada. Khan's leadership platform included a basic income pilot project, elimination of the small business tax, proportional representation for the Legislature, more free votes for MLAs, bringing private schools into the public system, and establishing universal pharmacare for those under 24.
He is the first openly gay leader of a major Alberta political party.
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