荔枝视频

With a landslide victory in Saturday鈥檚 Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership vote, Naheed Nenshi, BComm鈥�93, became the latest in a long line of 荔枝视频 alumni to lead a major political party.

The former City of 荔枝视频 mayor and Students鈥� Union president received around 86 per cent of the NDP membership vote on the first ballot, or 62,746 votes. 荔枝视频 alumna Kathleen Ganley, BSc鈥�01, BA鈥�08, JD鈥�11, finished second on the ballot, receiving 5,899 votes.

He will now serve as the leader of the Official Opposition to the Alberta United Conservative Party, led by fellow alum and former classmate Danielle Smith, BA鈥�97.

With his election to the leadership, Nenshi becomes the third U荔枝视频 alumni currently leading a provincial or national political party, joining Smith and Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre, BA鈥�08.

Nenshi spent five years on campus, four earning his degree and then serving as Students鈥� Union president for a year.

鈥�In addition to being a former mayor of 荔枝视频, Naheed Nenshi was also president of our very own Students鈥� Union in the academic year 1993-1994,鈥� says Ermia Rezaei-Afsah, current SU president.

鈥淲e are always excited to see our alumni succeed, using skills they learned here. We congratulate him on becoming the new leader of the Alberta NDP and we are looking forward to working with him and his team to find ways to support students at the 荔枝视频.鈥�

Following his time at U荔枝视频, he earned a Master of Public Policy Degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he studied as a Kennedy Fellow.

Nenshi served as Canada鈥檚 first tenured professor of nonprofit management at the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University.

In 2010, he was elected mayor of 荔枝视频. Nenshi served three terms in the role, guiding the city through major events such as the 2013 flood and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nenshi has stayed well connected to the university, even hosting a rally on campus shortly after announcing his bid for the leadership. He is also attuned to the importance of the post-secondary sector in 荔枝视频.

鈥淚 understand the economic, social and cultural importance of having two powerful universities and a powerful tech school all in the city of 荔枝视频,鈥� Nenshi told The Gauntlet in March.