David Shepherd | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
Smallimage: | David Shepherd in 2019 (48644273601) (cropped).jpg |
Caption: | Shepherd in 2019 |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta |
Residence: | Edmonton, Alberta |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-City Centre Edmonton-Centre 2015–2019 |
Predecessor: | Laurie Blakeman |
Term Start: | May 5, 2015 |
Party: | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Occupation: | Communications professional |
Education: | Royal Roads University, MacEwan University |
David Murray Shepherd (born 1973) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to represent the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre,[1] and re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent its successor district, Edmonton-City Centre.[2]
Shepherd has a Bachelors of Arts in Professional Communications from Royal Roads University where he received the Chancellor's award in 2014. He also has a diploma in music performance and live sound recording from MacEwan University. Shepherd worked in a variety of jobs such as taxpayer service agent, salesperson, musician and studio engineer.
Before being elected Shepherd worked in the Communications field as an advisor and writer for North Edge Business Association, the city of Edmonton and the government of Alberta.
Shepherd is an avid cyclist and has volunteered for the Edmonton Bike Coalition as a spokesperson and organizer.