Samir Kayande

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. It was the first time the seat had been won by the NDP. He formerly worked as an energy analyst and strategy consultant. 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.

Electoral history