| David Khan | |
| Office1: | Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party |
| Term Start1: | June 4, 2017 |
| Term End1: | November 22, 2020 |
| Successor1: | John Roggeveen |
| Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Alma Mater: | University of British Columbia University of Toronto |
| Profession: | Constitutional Lawyer |
David Khan (born May 17, 1974) is a Canadian politician who led the Alberta Liberal Party from 2017 to 2020. Prior to running for leader, he served as the party's executive vice-president.[1] He was elected leader on June 4, 2017.[2] [3]
Khan does not support co-operation with the Alberta Party, but does support forging closer ties with the Liberal Party of Canada.[4] His leadership platform included a basic income pilot project, elimination of the small business tax, proportional representation for the Legislature, more free votes for MLAs, bringing private schools into the public system, and establishing universal pharmacare for those under 24.[5] [6]
Born in Calgary,[7] Khan's father was an immigrant to Canada from Pakistan while his mother is English.[8] Professionally, Khan is a lawyer who practices indigenous law and is fluently bilingual in both English and French. He is the first openly gay leader of a major Alberta political party.[9] [10]
He was previously the party's 2014 by-election candidate in Calgary-West and 2015 provincial election candidate in Calgary-Buffalo, finishing third both times.[11] Khan was also the Liberal candidate in the December 14, 2017 by-election in Calgary-Lougheed. He again placed third, behind United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney and the NDP candidate.[12] Under his leadership, the Alberta Liberal Party experienced its worst results in history in the 2019 provincial election.