Sandra Jansen
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Sandra Jansen MLA |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-North West | |
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Assumed office April 23, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Lindsay Blackett |
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| Born | 1963/1964 (age 52–53) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic (2016–present) |
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Progressive Conservative (2011–2016) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Profession | Broadcast journalist |
Sandra Jansen (born c. 1963) is a Canadian politician who is an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-North West.
Her first experience in politics was with the Ron Ghitter campaign for the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives in 1985, alongside Alison Redford. Soon after, Jansen began a 25-year career in television broadcast journalism – first at CHAT-TV in Medicine Hat, then at CICT-DT in Calgary, then in Montreal. Her career apex was in the late 1990s at CTV NewsNet/CTV News Channel in Toronto as one of their anchors. In the mid-2000s Jansen left Toronto to return to Calgary, anchoring the nightly news for Citytv Calgary.
In 2007, Jansen left journalism to obtain a master's degree in professional communications, graduating in 2009. This degree led her back into Alberta provincial politics, when in autumn 2011 Jansen was hired by incoming Premier Alison Redford to be part of Redford's communications team.
Jansen was first elected to the legislative assembly in the 2012 provincial election. She was named an associate minister on July 26, 2013, and sworn in on August 1, 2013 in the position of Minister of Family and Community Safety. Jansen addressed many issues, including human trafficking, violence against women and child exploitation. Jansen has also previously served as a member of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, and chair of the Calgary caucus.
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