Lizette Tejada

Lizette Tejada is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party. She has been the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein since the 2023 Alberta general election. As of June 24, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Immigration and Multiculturalism.

Early life

Tejada was born in Edmonton, Alberta to parents who came to Canada from El Salvador in the 1970s.

Career

Prior to being elected, Tejada worked as a political staffer for Calgary-Mountain View MLA Kathleen Ganley.
Tejada won the hotly-contested race to receive the ANDP's nomination in Calgary-Klein; which featured four other potential candidates.
In the 2023 Alberta general election, Tejada defeated incumbent MLA Jeremy Nixon, a cabinet member in Danielle Smith's UCP government.