Samir Kayande Explained

Samir Kayande
Caption:Kayande in 2023
Birth Date:24 January 1972
Birth Place:Fort McMurray, Alberta
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow
Term Start:May 29, 2023
Predecessor:Doug Schweitzer
Party:Alberta New Democratic Party
Occupation:Politician, engineer, business consultant, energy analyst, and executive
Smallimage:File:Samir Kayande 2023.jpg
Honorific Suffix:MLA
Alma Mater:University of Alberta
Carnegie-Mellon University

Samir Kayande is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow in the 2023 Alberta general election.[1] It was the first time the seat had been won by the NDP.[2] He formerly worked as an energy analyst and strategy consultant.[3] As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Finance (Fiscal Responsibility).

Life and career

He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta, and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Before entering politics, Kayande was an engineer, business consultant, energy analyst, and executive. He specialized in the economic analysis of capital assets, including nuclear power plants, wind farms, solar energy, oil sands facilities, and pipelines. In addition, he built software tools that helped institutional investors make investment decisions.

Kayande served on the board of the Pembina Institute from 2021 to 2022.

Kayande is married with two children.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Elbow Globalnews.ca . 2023-05-30 . Global News . en-US.
  2. Web site: von Scheel . Elise . October 24, 2022 . Orange is the new blue: How progressive conservatives could help the NDP win power . CBC News.
  3. Web site: Energy analyst Samir Kayande running for the Alberta NDP nomination in Calgary-Elbow, the riding currently represented by UCP Minister Doug Schweitzer – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections . 2023-05-30 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Member Information . 2024-02-11 . www.assembly.ab.ca.