Alberta Votes 2023: Learn more about Rachel Notley

Rachel Notley, the leader of the Alberta NDP and incumbent candidate for Edmonton-Strathcona, is looking to be elected as Alberta premier for a second term. (Image: Damien Wood / CTV Calgary)

Rachel Notley was officially sworn in as Alberta’s 17th premier on May 24, 2015.

The NDP leader rode an “orange wave” to victory eight years ago, toppling the Progressive Conservatives after 44 years in power in Alberta.

The NDP served for four years before being defeated by Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives in the 2019 Alberta general election, though Notley and her party did form the official opposition.

Now, after serving in the legislature for more than 5,500 hundred days, Notley is shooting for the province’s top job once again.

Born in Edmonton and raised on a farm near Fairview, Alta., Notley didn’t have a typical Alberta upbringing; Her father Grant Notley was the leader of the Alberta NDP for 16 years.

It meant Notley grew up closer to politics than most. So, as an adult, even after years spent as a labour advocate and lawyer, a life in the legislature seemed to make sense.

The past four years have seen the opposition leader spar with the UCP over education, health care and workers’ rights.

Here's a look at some of the promises announced by the NDP over the past few months:

(With files from The Canadian Press)