MLA Heather Sweet, Edmonton - Manning

In Your great wisdom, You choose people from a variety of backgrounds to serve the people of Alberta. We are thankful that You have chosen an advocate like Heather Sweet and put her in a place of leadership and influence.  We ask that You would strengthen and enhance her gifts as she serves as Deputy Chair of Committees and we pray that You would help with every aspect of her job.  Keep her in good health and renew her strength that the people she serves would benefit and be blessed because of her.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen

Heather Sweet was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Edmonton-Manning, on May 5, 2015. On March 9, 2016, she was elected as the Deputy Chair of Committees.  She previously served as chair of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities and as member of the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Ms. Sweet worked for over a decade as a registered social worker. From 2005 to 2015 she worked in child protection services, focusing on high-risk youth, and previous to this, she worked for a year with the Metis Child and Family Services Society.

She was a member of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees' Committee on Political Action and served as chapter chair for Edmonton and Area Human Services workers.

Active in her community, Ms. Sweet has volunteered at the Vancouver Olympics and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and with FIFA Edmonton. She was recently honoured to be among those selected to attend the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference in 2015.