Nagwan Al-Guneid (born 1984/1985) is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party.
Nagwan Al-Guneid | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Glenmore | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Whitney Issik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40)[1] Taiz, Yemen[2] |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
Education
editAl-Guneid graduated from the University of Calgary with an undergraduate degree in communications and a master's degree in sustainable development.[3]
Career
editShe has spent much of her career working in the energy industry sector, like many Albertans starting in the oil and gas sector.[4] Immediately prior to her election, Al-Guneid served as the director of the Business Renewables Centre Canada. Al-Guneid was also appointed to the City of Calgary's biodiversity advisory committee by Calgary City Council, where she counselled the government between 2016 and 2019.[1] In 2022, Calgary's Avenue magazine named her part of their Top 40 Under 40 2022.[5]
After the 2023 Alberta general election, she was elected the member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Glenmore. She defeated incumbent United Conservative Party MLA Whitney Issik.[6] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Energy and Climate.
Personal life
editAl-Guneid speaks English, French, and Arabic.[7] She is a wife and mother to two young sons.[4]
Electoral history
edit| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Glenmore | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nagwan Al-Guneid | 12,681 | 49.26 | +17.25 | ||||
| United Conservative | Whitney Issik | 12,639 | 49.10 | -6.54 | ||||
| Green | Steven Maffioli | 423 | 1.64 | +0.46 | ||||
| Total | 25,743 | 99.00 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 260 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,003 | 70.17 | ||||||
| Eligible electors | 37,058 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +11.90 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[8] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Ream, Michaela (2022-10-26). "Nagwan Al-Guneid - Top 40 Under 40 2022". Avenue Magazine Calgary. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Nagwan Al-Guneid". pembina.org. Pembina Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ a b "Nagwan Al-Guneid". Alberta's NDP. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ Ream, Michaela (2022-10-26). "Nagwan Al-Guneid | Top 40 Under 40 2022". Avenue Calgary. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ Herring, Jason (30 May 2023). "Alberta election: UCP, NDP split battleground Calgary; cabinet ministers unseated in close races". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "About Nagwan". albertandp.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "13 - Calgary-Glenmore". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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