Harwinder Sandhu, MLA, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture

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Harwinder Sandhu was first elected as the MLA for Vernon-Monashee (now called Vernon-Lumby) in 2020. She was re-elected in 2024.

Harwinder was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture in November 2024. She previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care.

Prior to being elected, Harwinder was a registered nurse at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, community nursing and worked as a patient care coordinator. An active member of the BC Nurses’ Union, she served as Provincial Chair of the Mosaic of Colour caucus and as a lobby coordinator. As part of the BC Nurses’ Union and as an individual she worked on many charitable initiatives.

Harwinder Sandhu is a community advocate, and a longtime Vernon resident. Born to a farm family, and having lived in rural communities across BC, she understands the needs of those communities.

She was a healthcare worker for over two decades, working as a Registered Nurse and as a patient care Coordinator. 

Harwinder’s commitment to public service is inspired by her own personal experience of overcoming hardship. She knows how hard it can be to make ends meet and get by from her own lived experiences and from her two decades of work helping patients from various backgrounds.

Harwinder worked with Northern Health at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace for over seven years before moving to Vernon with her two young daughters, after losing her first husband, Sammy, to cancer.

Harwinder is now proudly serving people in Vernon-Lumby and raising her three children.