Friday 9 May 2014

Ms. Rachel Notley - MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona

Heavenly Father, we come to you on behalf of MLA Rachel Notley.   Thank you for the experience and integrity that she brings to the Alberta Legislature.  May she know Your peace, and wisdom, as she works for and with the people of Edmonton – Strathcona.   We pray that she would be a woman character who will stand strong in her moral convictions bringing honor to her and her family.  In Jesus Name, amen.

Rachel Notley grew up in Fairview, Alberta, and is the daughter of former Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley and his wife Sandy.

Having grown up in a passionate political family that believed in the importance of building a fairer, more inclusive society, Rachel was naturally drawn to work to make her home province better, and first ran for election for the Alberta New Democrats in Edmonton-Strathcona in 2008. She was re-elected in 2012.

As the New Democrat critic for Human Services, Environment, Advanced Education and Justice, much of Rachel’s work has focused on issues such as improving the lives of children in government care, protecting our water and our land, and human rights advocacy.

Rachel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Alberta, and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. She has worked for a variety of labour unions in both Alberta and British Columbia and served as a ministerial advisor to British Columbia’s Attorney General in the 1990s. Rachel’s work during her legal career focused on labour law, workers’ compensation advocacy and workplace health and safety issues.

Rachel lives in Edmonton’s Old Strathcona neighbourhood, along with her husband Lou and their two children Ethan and Sophie.

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