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 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Anti-Racism as well as for Diversity and 2SLGBTQ+ Issues.

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.