Rachna Singh

Rachna Singh is a Canadian politician and trade unionist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.[1]

Rachna Singh

MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Green Timbers
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded bySue Hammell
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Gurpreet Singh
Children2
Alma materPanjab University (MA, Clinical Psychology)

Prior to her election to the legislature, Singh worked as a Psychologist and drug and alcohol counsellor. She became active in her labour union local, and eventually became a National Representative (staff) for the Canadian Union of Public Employees[2] representing workers through advocacy in grievance handling, labour arbitrations, organizing, community and political activism and helping advise local unions on matters of internal administration.

Singh is married to Gurpreet Singh, a journalist for the Georgia Straight and publisher of the Radical Desi magazine. Both descend from families with a history of activism for various social and economic causes in their native India.

Singh is a secular Sikh and lives in Surrey.

References
  1. "Surrey: NDP takes six of nine ridings". The Province, May 9, 2017.
  2. "B.C. NDP nominates Rachna Singh in Surrey–Green Timbers". The Georgia Straight, January 9, 2017.


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