Raj Sherman
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Raj Sherman M.D. MLA |
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| Leader of Official Opposition of Alberta | |
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In office September 12, 2011 – April 23, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | David Swann |
| Succeeded by | Danielle Smith |
| Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party | |
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In office September 10, 2011 – January 26, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | David Swann |
| Succeeded by | David Swann (interim) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Meadowlark | |
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In office March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Maurice Tougas |
| Succeeded by | Jon Carson |
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| Born | 1965 (age 51–52) Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Liberal 2011-present |
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Progressive Conservative 2008-2010 |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | Emergency Physician |
Rajnish K. "Raj" Sherman (born 1965) is an Alberta politician and former Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Meadowlark; which he formerly represented as a Progressive Conservative. Sherman was elected leader of the Liberal Party on September 10, 2011 and led the party through the 2012 provincial election. He announced his immediate resignation on January 26, 2015 and that he will not be running for a third term as MLA in the next provincial election.
Sherman was born in 1965 in India but grew up in Squamish, British Columbia after moving there in 1975. As a youngster, he delivered newspapers for The Vancouver Sun and The Province. The third of four sons, Sherman moved to Canada from India at a young age. He moved to Edmonton in the early 1980s to attend the University of Alberta. He graduated from faculty of medicine in 1990, specializing in family and emergency medicine. In addition to being a doctor, Sherman was also a clinical lecturer at the University of Alberta and president of the Emergency Physicians of Alberta within the Alberta Medical Association.
Sherman first sought public office in the March 2008 provincial election in the constituency of Edmonton-Meadowlark. The seat was left vacant after incumbent Liberal MLA Maurice Tougas retired. Sherman, running as a Conservative candidate, won the riding comfortably, receiving 2,752 votes over his closest rival, Liberal Debbie Cavaliere. After his election, he was named parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health and Wellness, Ron Liepert. He also serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Health and the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing. He works as an emergency room doctor on Sundays.
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