Our Leader:
Raj Sherman, MD An emergency room doctor, a small business owner, and an active member of his community, Raj Sherman brings common sense and courage to his role as leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.
Raj Sherman, MD An emergency room doctor, a small business owner, and an active member of his community, Raj Sherman brings common sense and courage to his role as leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.
A Future Premier.
Dr. Raj Sherman is not your average politician. If you are looking for an MLA who does whatever he's told, doesn't ask questions, and quietly goes about the business of getting re-elected time after time, you might want to look somewhere else. If you want a politician who isn't afraid to put the important issues on the agenda, who always stands up for what's right, and who doesn't back down from adversity, you should get to know Dr. Sherman.
Raj stormed onto Alberta's political scene in 2008, fresh out of the emergency room, where he'd practiced medicine for 15 years. He got into politics to fix health care, and was made the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Wellness. It wasn't long before Raj saw from the inside an administration that had lost its way on many fronts. When Dr. Sherman became a vocal critic of his own government, he was asked to keep quiet or to leave. He took a principled stand and now sits as Alberta Liberal MLA for Edmonton-Meadowlark.
Sherman grew up in the B.C. interior, working as a young man in the lumber industry alongside many of his family members. After earning his MD from the University of Alberta, he went on to specialize in Family and Emergency Medicine. Later, he was elected President of the AMA's Section of Emergency Medicine and campaigned for action on emergency department wait times and overcrowding.
Dr. Sherman is a past member of the University of Alberta Senate and a clinical lecturer at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine. He has been honoured with many awards over the years for his contributions in the community and in his profession. He continues to be a keynote speaker and panellist at national health conferences.
Raj still practices medicine on weekends in Edmonton to keep his skills sharp and to stay in touch with what really matters, the reason he got into politics in the first place, the needs of the people. In July 2011 he was named one of the 50 most influential Albertans in Alberta Venture magazine.
Help Raj bring the same change to our province. Vote for your local Liberal candidate, volunteer with the Party, or contribute financially to the campaign today!
Raj stormed onto Alberta's political scene in 2008, fresh out of the emergency room, where he'd practiced medicine for 15 years. He got into politics to fix health care, and was made the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Wellness. It wasn't long before Raj saw from the inside an administration that had lost its way on many fronts. When Dr. Sherman became a vocal critic of his own government, he was asked to keep quiet or to leave. He took a principled stand and now sits as Alberta Liberal MLA for Edmonton-Meadowlark.
Sherman grew up in the B.C. interior, working as a young man in the lumber industry alongside many of his family members. After earning his MD from the University of Alberta, he went on to specialize in Family and Emergency Medicine. Later, he was elected President of the AMA's Section of Emergency Medicine and campaigned for action on emergency department wait times and overcrowding.
Dr. Sherman is a past member of the University of Alberta Senate and a clinical lecturer at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine. He has been honoured with many awards over the years for his contributions in the community and in his profession. He continues to be a keynote speaker and panellist at national health conferences.
Raj still practices medicine on weekends in Edmonton to keep his skills sharp and to stay in touch with what really matters, the reason he got into politics in the first place, the needs of the people. In July 2011 he was named one of the 50 most influential Albertans in Alberta Venture magazine.
Help Raj bring the same change to our province. Vote for your local Liberal candidate, volunteer with the Party, or contribute financially to the campaign today!
