MLA Rachel Notley, Edmonton-Strathcona

God, we thank you for MLA Rachel Notley. We pray for her that you will give her the strength and energy to do what she needs to do. We also pray that she may have clarity of thought to take on the everyday challenges for making decisions for both her family and job. May her heart be filled with love, peace and courage. Amen

Ms. Notley was elected to her second term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Strathcona on April 23, 2012.

She currently serves on the following committees:

• Standing Committee on Private Bills
• Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing
• Standing Committee on Families and Communities
• Select Special Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee

Previously, Ms. Notley has served on the following committees:

• Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search
• Standing Committee on Legislative Offices
• Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing
• Standing Committee on Health and Safety
• Standing Committee on Education
• Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services
• Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
• Select Special Auditor General Search Committee
• Ethics Commissioner Search Committee

Ms. Notley holds a bachelor of arts degree with honours in political science from the University of Alberta and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.

Prior to serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Ms. Notley was an Edmonton-based labour lawyer working as a labour relations officer for the United Nurses of Alberta. During her career, she worked in British Columbia as an occupational health and safety specialist, injured workers’ advocate and as a ministerial assistant to the Attorney General.

Active in her community, Ms. Notley is a member of the Strathcona Community League Civics Committee. She has also been active with Friends of Medicare in Edmonton and with Moms on the Move in Vancouver, an organization that advocates for the rights of special-needs children. She is also a past board member of Vancouver Community College.

Ms. Notley lives in Strathcona with her husband, Lou, and their two children.

March 18, 2013