Rodrigo Alonso Loyola Salas (born February 28, 1974) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the

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to the

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representing the electoral district of

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and re-elected on April 16, 2019. Loyola had previously contested the same seat for the same party in the

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. He placed third in the 2014 Alberta NDP leadership race.

Personal life

Loyola has a Bachelors of Arts from University of Alberta, where he worked as an academic program coordinator and student advisor for

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. Loyola was elected President of the Non-Academic Staff Association. Loyola is on the board of Friends of Medicare. Loyola volunteered for the Knottwood Community League, the Post-Secondary Education Task Force for Public Interest Alberta.

Electoral history

2019 general election

2015 general election

2012 general election

References

1970s births Alberta New Democratic Party MLAs Living people Politicians from Edmonton Politicians from Santiago Chilean emigrants to Canada 21st-century Canadian politicians Canadian trade unionists {{Alberta-politician-stub