Lori Sigurdson

Lori Sigurdson
Sigurdson in May 2015
MLA for Edmonton-Riverview
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2015
Preceded by	Steve Young
Minister of Seniors and Housing for the Alberta government
In office 24 May 2015 – 2 February 2016
Preceded by	Thomas Lukaszuk
Succeeded by	Marlin Schmidt (NDP)
Minister of Seniors and Housing for the Alberta government
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 February 2016
Personal details
Born	1960/1961 (age 55–56)
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence	Edmonton, Alberta
Alma mater	University of Alberta (BA) University of Calgary (BA, MA)
Occupation	Social Worker, University Instructor, Politician

Lori Dawn Sigurdson (born 1960 or 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Riverview.^[1] She is currently Minister of Seniors and Housing in the Alberta Cabinet.^[2]

Sigurdson holds a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Calgary and has worked as an instructor both at University of Calgary and MacEwan University.

Electoral history

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012: Edmonton-Riverview
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Young	7,288	39.6
	Liberal	Arif Khan	4,202	22.8
	New Democratic	Lori Sigurdson	3,892	21.1
	Wildrose	John Corie	2,721	14.8
	Alberta Party	Timothy Wong	306	1.7
Total			18,409

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015: Edmonton-Riverview
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Lori Sigurdson	12,025	62.6%
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Young	3,731	19.4%
	Liberal	Donna Wilson	1,418	7.4%
	Wildrose	Ian Crawford	1,343	7.0%
	Alberta Party	Brandon Beringer	488	2.5%
	Green	Sandra Lange	144	0.7%
	Independent	Glenn Miller	59	0.3%
Total

References

1. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Riding+profile+Edmonton+Riverview/10995714/story.html
2. "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet," CBC News May 24, 2015.